two o'clock
But now none of them felt like making fun . It was rather a solemn little party aboard the Tartar . The hope and plan of the young travelers to leave early in the morning , and make a circuit of the island , for a possible sight of the refugees , was not destined to be carried out . For somewhere around two o'clock , when bodily functions are said to be at their lowest ebb , Walter heard Jack calling to him . `` I say , old man , I wish , you would come here . Something 's the matter with me , '' came in a hoarse whisper . `` Eh ?