twelve o'clock
D -- n his Dutch carcass , he seems to make but small count of English subjects , heh ! '' Short leant over the gunwale and whistled . Coble , finding it impossible to extract one monosyllable more from him , walked forward , and went down below . A little before twelve o'clock a boat came alongside , and Ramsay stepped out of it into the cutter . Vanslyperken had been walking the deck to receive him , and immediately showed him down into the cabin , where he left him to go on deck , and get the cutter under way . There was a small stove in the cabin , for the weather was still cold ; they were advanced into the month of March . Ramsay threw off his coat , laid two pair of loaded pistols on the table , locked the door of the cabin , and then proceeded to warm himself , while Vanslyperken was employed on deck .