two o'clock
As I entered I heard my name mentioned by Winter , and thought I also caught the word `` galleon . '' `` Speak of an angel , Captain Winter , and -- you know the rest , '' said I , as I stepped up to him with outstretched hand . In a moment every man had started to his feet , and I was surrounded -- hemmed in -- by an enthusiastic crowd , who , having somehow got wind of my lucky capture , were eager to congratulate me . Nothing would do but I must sit down and take breakfast with them and relate my adventure ; and it was past two o'clock that day before any of us budged . For not only had I to tell the whole story of my doings from the day when I parted company in the _ Manilla _ , but I also had to hear Captain Winter 's story as well . The latter I shall not relate here , as it would require a whole volume to do justice to it ; but for the gratification of the reader 's curiosity , I may say that the _ Dolphin _ and the _ Tiger _ , after a protracted fight , in which both suffered severely , succeeded in beating off the French frigate . Since then they had both been knocking about in the Atlantic , with only moderate success , making Barbados their head-quarters ; hence they had heard nothing of me save in a letter received from Mr White , in which he stated that , up to the time of writing , no news had been received of the _ Manilla _ , and that he greatly feared she must have been lost or captured .