ten o'clock
Right in the middle of the toast the sailin ' master shows up on the stairs and says : `` We 're just makin ' the harbor , sir . '' `` Forget it , Bassett , '' says I. `` I want you to drink to the health of Mrs. McCabe . '' And when he hears what 's been goin ' on , he 's the most flabbergasted sailor man I ever saw . After that we all has to go up and take a look at Newport and the warships , but they was all as black and quiet as a side street in Brooklyn after ten o'clock . `` Say , it 's a shame all them folks ai n't in on this , '' says I. `` Bassett , ca n't you make a little noise , just to let 'em know we 're celebratin ' ? '' Bassett thought he could . He had n't made any mistake , either .