Midnight
Through the black night , and over the still darker waters , he guided the flying schooner according to the advice of the unstable compass card that formed the only spot of light within his whole range of vision . At the same time , knowing how little of skill he possessed in this new line of business , and not yet having a sailor 's confidence in the craft that bore him , he was filled with such a fear of the night , the wind , the leaping waters , and a thousand imaginary dangers that his hardest struggle was against an ever-present impulse to arouse his sleeping comrade . But he would not yield , and finally had the satisfaction of coming unaided to the end of his watch . `` Midnight , and all hands on deck , '' he shouted , and White , springing up , asked : `` What 's happened ? Anything gone wrong ? '' `` Nothing yet , '' replied Cabot , `` but something will happen if you leave me at this wretched tiller a minute longer . '' `` I wo n't , '' laughed the other .