nine o'clock
So he opened his haversack , and discovered the cake , and bread and butter , and cold lamb , with which some one who loved him had stored it . He was so moved by this evidence of thoughtful kindness that it was some time before be could make up his mind to break in upon the little stock of provisions , which there was really more satisfaction in contemplating than in eating any ordinary supper . But the sight of some of his comrades resorting for solace to their rations decided him , and he shared with them the contents of his haversack . The train reached Fall River at nine o'clock , and the passengers were transferred to the steamer `` Metropolis . '' The boat was soon swarming with soldiers , stacking their arms , and hurrying this way and that in the lamp-light . Then the clanking of the engine , the trembling of the steamer , and the sound of rushing water , announced that they were once more in motion . Frank had never been on salt water before , and he was sorry this was in the night ; but he was destined before long to have experience enough of the sea , both by night and by day .