midnight
The bey 's superintendent came down the next day to see how matters were going on on board the vessel . The painting was finished that evening , and the next day two slaves brought down a quantity of hangings and cushions , which Geoffrey and his companion assisted the superintendent to hang up and place in order . Provisions and water had already been taken on board , and they learnt that the party who were to sail in her would come off early the next morning . At midnight Geoffrey , Boldero , and the Spaniard came down to the little port , embarked in a fisherman 's boat moored at the stairs , and noiselessly rowed off to the vessel . They mounted on to her deck barefooted . Boldero was the last to leave the boat , giving her a vigorous push with his foot in the direction of the shore , from which the vessel was but some forty yards away . They descended into the hold , where they remained perfectly quiet until the first light of dawn enabled them to see what they were doing , and then moved some baskets full of vegetables , and concealed themselves behind them .