the hour of ten o'clock
The night before , the second officer had told Lucille that land would probably be seen early next day on the port-side . All the morning , Mrs. Harris was awaiting anxiously more news about the great strike at Harrisville . `` Land , on the port-side , sir ! '' shouted the forward lookout , just as four bells struck the hour of ten o'clock . The officer on duty , pacing the bridge , raised his glass and in a moment he answered , `` Ay ! Ay ! The Skelligs . ''