half past six
laughed Mrs. Waller and the Colonel . `` You children ! You two little , little ones ! Well , we must remember that Belle is still a bride and will be for another month , so we 'll bid you Godspeed on the new wedding trip and have your breakfast ready at half past six . '' Early hours are the rule in a fort at the front , so the young folk were not alone at breakfast . And when they rode away on their two splendid horses , many eyes followed with delight the noble beauty of the pair -- so fitly mounted , so gladly young and strong . `` Now , where , Jim ? ''