noon
You are not under my orders , for you are not attached to the ship , '' said the captain . The commander went on deck , and the two passengers retired to Christy 's stateroom , where they discussed the enterprise for a couple of hours . In the mean time the Chateaugay was making her best speed , for Captain Chantor did not wish to lose any of his chances by being too late ; and he believed that the Dornoch must be fully due at the Bermudas . Before he turned in that night he had altered the course of the ship half a point more to the southward , for he had decided to accept the offer of Mr. Gilfleur ; and he wished to go to the west of the islands instead of the east , as he had given out the course at noon . For two days more the Chateaugay continued on her voyage . At noon the second day he found his ship was directly west of the southern part of the Bermudas , and but fifty miles from them . He shaped his course so as to be at the south of them that night .