Eight o'clock
... He gazed at the picture of Daniel in the Lions ' Den , and wished that a lion would eat Daniel or that Daniel would eat a lion ! ... Then he went to the washstand and washed his face and hands , and when he had done so , he went downstairs and ate his supper . In the morning , there was a thump on his bedroom door , and before he had had time to consider what he should do , the door opened and a girl entered , carrying a tray . `` Eight o'clock , '' she said , `` an ' ` ere 's your breakfast ! Aunt said you 'd better ` ave it in bed ` smornin ' , after your journey ! '' She set the tray down on the table so carelessly that she spilled some of the contents of the coffee-pot . `` Aunt forgot to ask would you have tea or coffee , so she sent up coffee .