seven o'clock
A single week would be time enough to accustom the young boat-builder to his occupation and restore his mental equilibrium . The light of Monday morning 's sun was very welcome to him ; and when only its light gleamed in the gray east , he rose from his bed to begin the labors of the day . His father had enlarged the shop , so that he could build a yacht of the size of the Maud under its roof ; and before breakfast time , he had prepared the bed , and levelled the blocks on which the keel was to rest . At seven o'clock Lawrence Kennedy appeared , and together they looked over the stock on hand , and made out a list of the pieces of timber and plank that would be required . At first the journeyman was inclined to take the lead in the business ; but he soon found that his youthful employer was entirely familiar with the minutest details of the work , and knew precisely how to get out every stick of the frame . Donald constantly referred to the model of the Sea Foam , which he had already altered in accordance with the suggestions of his father , using the inch scale on which the model was projected , to get the size of the pieces , so that there should be no unnecessary waste in buying . Kennedy went with him to the lumber wharf , where the stock was carefully selected for the frame .