one o'clock
Then they sought rest and shelter from the next downpour beneath the overhanging summits of some huge , creeper-clad boulders of coral rock , which lay piled together in the midst of the dense scrub , just beyond high-water mark . Bringing their arms and some provisions from the boat , they placed them on the dry sandy soil under one of the boulders , ate their breakfast , and then slept the sleep of men mentally and physically exhausted . When they awoke the rain had cleared off , and the sun was shining brightly . By the captain 's watch it was a little past one o'clock , and after looking at the boat , which was high and dry on the beach ; for the tide was now dead low , Chard suggested that they should make a brief examination of the islet , and get come young drinking and some fully-grown coconuts for use in the boat . `` Very likely we 'll find some turtle eggs too , '' he added ; `` this and next month is the season . We are bound to get a turtle or two , anyway , if we watch to-night on the beach . '' Returning to the camp , they picked up their loaded Winchesters and started off , walking along the beach on the inner side of the lagoon , and going in a northerly direction .