two o'clock
he sighed . `` I was dreaming of Fat George . What 's the time ? '' `` It 's a little better 'n two o'clock , sir ; you 've had a tidy sleep . The tide 's pretty near down , and the moon 's a-nigh off the water . By than you get alongside there 'll likely be a bit o ' mist on the water crep up from the eastud with the sun . '' The boy slipped off his clothes , shivering .