four o'clock
Lonesome Pete nodded to him and , when they all sat down , indicated a chair at his side for him to sit in . There was a great bruise upon his forehead and a cut where the muzzle of Brayley 's gun had struck him , but he was surprised to find that both dizziness and faintness had passed entirely and that he was feeling little inconvenience from the blow which last night had stretched him out unconscious . He ate with the others in silence , making no reference to Brayley , noting that they gave no evidence of remembering the trouble of last night . The fare was coarse , and he was not used to such dishes for breakfast any more than he was used to getting up at four o'clock to eat them . But he was hungry , and the coffee and the biscuits were good . After breakfast he found himself outside of the bunk-house with Lonesome Pete . `` When Brayley 's away , '' the cowboy was saying , over his cigarette-making , `` Rawhide Jones takes his place .