Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Chapter 53 Page 37

fellow-student lay asleep on the sofa. I could not dress myself without help; but I made up the fire, which was still burning, and got some coffee ready for them. In good time they too started up strong and well, and we admitted the sharp morning air at the windows, and looked at the tide that was still flowing towards us.

“When it turns at nine o'clock,” said Herbert, cheerfully, “look out for us, and stand ready, you over there at Mill Pond Bank!”