six o'clock
The meal was despatched , and the coachman again retired , promising to have the horses ready in about an hour and a half . Sol and Mountclere made themselves comfortable upon either side of the fireplace , since there was no remedy for the delay : after sitting in silence awhile , they nodded and slept . How long they would have remained thus , in consequence of their fatigues , there is no telling , had not the mistress of the cottage descended the stairs about two hours later , after peeping down upon them at intervals of five minutes during their sleep , lest they should leave without her knowledge . It was six o'clock , and Sol went out for the man , whom he found snoring in the hay-loft . There was now real necessity for haste , and in ten minutes they were again on their way . * * * * * Day dawned upon the ` Red Lion ' inn at Anglebury with a timid and watery eye . From the shadowy archway came a shining lantern , which was seen to be dangling from the hand of a little bow-legged old man -- the hostler , John .