five o'clock in the morning
This was a very comforting reflection , and notwithstanding the possible slip between the cup and the lip , he enjoyed the full benefit of it . Before night , all the arrangements for the next day 's trip were completed , and Paul retired at an early hour , so as to be up in season in the morning . The excitement which his great project created in his mind , however , would not let him sleep till he was actually exhausted with thinking . He did not wake till five o'clock in the morning , which made him so ashamed of himself , that he could hardly conceal his vexation , especially as he found his mother was up , and his breakfast was nearly ready , when he went down-stairs . But on reflection he found he was early enough , for it would be low tide nearly an hour later than on the preceding day . While he was eating his breakfast , his brother John came down . It was an unusually early hour for him to rise , and it was evident from the haste with which he completed his toilet , after he found Paul had not gone , that he had an idea of his own , as well as his brother .