two o'clock
Leopold saw the two gentlemen who were to be his passengers , and agreed to take them over for five dollars . They did not object to the price , as the island was over ten miles distant , and there would not be any packet for several days . Leopold filled the water-keg in the sloop , and laid in a stock of provisions for the voyage . At two o'clock the party started ; but we do not intend to follow them in the details of the trip . The breeze was fresh and the sloop was fast . At four o'clock Leopold had landed his passengers ; but it was eight in the evening when the boat reached Rockhaven on her return , for the skipper was obliged to beat back . The five dollars earned in the voyage was promptly handed over to the watch-maker , reducing by this amount the debt due him .