eight o'clock
I have gone out sailing in boats at Plymouth several times , in rough weather , and have never felt a bit ill ; but I do n't know how it will be , in a ship like this . '' `` If you can sail in rough water in a boat , without feeling ill , you ought to be all right here , lad . She is an easy craft , as well as a fast one ; and makes good weather of it , in anything short of a gale . `` There is eight bells striking -- that means eight o'clock , and breakfast . You had better lay in as good a store as you can . We shall be outside the Needles , if the wind holds , by dinnertime ; and you may not feel so ready for it , then . '' The second mate breakfasted in the cabin with the captain and Bob , the first mate remaining on deck .