six o'clock in the morning
But it was time to return to the ship , and they found the boat in the canal which Achang had indicated . At dinner the conversation was concerning the city , and the party mentioned many things the Nimrods had not seen . On Tuesday morning the ship sailed on her voyage to Saigon . The ship sailed at six o'clock in the morning , but nearly all the passengers were on deck as soon as the screw began to turn . They were still in the Torrid Zone ; and they saw the sun rise , though the days had become a trifle longer . The Menam River is the great thoroughfare of Bangkok , and the floating houses lined the river three or four deep for a considerable distance below the city . The party found plenty of objects to engage their attention as the steamer slowly made her way towards the Gulf .