five o'clock
The unusual experience of hearing the loud strokes of the big clock up in the steeple above , had done much to keep him wakeful , even when it was not his time to be on guard . He immediately sat up , to find the other fellows yawning , and stretching , as if they , too , had been dragged back from dreamland by William 's turning-out call . `` Oh ! rats , it sure ca n't be five o'clock yet ! '' grumbled Bobolink , showing signs of rolling over again , and taking another spell of sleep . `` Ai n't it ? '' remarked the sentry , indignantly ; `` Well , you just take a look up at that window , and you 'll see the sun , all right .