half after ten
It was the first time they had all been on deck together since the night of the 11th . It was a different crowd of people that sat there , looking over the rail and speaking in monosyllables : no bridge , no glasses clinking with ice , no elaborate toilets and carefully dressed hair , no flash of jewels , no light laughter following one of poor Vail 's sallies . At ten o'clock they went below , but not until I had quietly located every member of the crew . I had the watch from eight to twelve that night , and at half after ten Mrs. Johns came on deck again . She did not speak to me , but dropped into a steamer-chair and yawned , stretching out her arms . By the light of the companion lantern , I saw that she had put on one of the loose negligees she affected for undress , and her arms were bare except for a fall of lace . At eight bells -LRB- midnight -RRB- Burns took my place .