about eight o'clock
`` I have talked it over with Dorothy , '' said Aunt Betty , `` and we have decided to be ready Wednesday morning . '' `` That will suit us fine , '' said Aurora . `` Gerald could n't get away before Tuesday anyway , and another day will not matter . He thinks we 'd better plan to start in the cool of the morning , stopping for breakfast about eight o'clock at some village along the route -- there are plenty of them , you know . The recent rains have settled the dust , and the trip , itself , should be very agreeable . We figure on being out only one night , reaching the mountains on the second morning . Of course , if pushed , the auto could make it in much less time , but Gerald thinks we 'd better take our time and enjoy the ride . ''