ten o'clock
Kenyon laughed . ` Well , ' he said , ` for such a result the cause is rather tremendous , is n't it ? It is something like burning down the house to roast the pig ! ' Shortly after ten o'clock the atmosphere cleared , and showed in the distance a steamer , westward bound . The vessel evidently belonged to one of the great ocean lines . The moment it was sighted there fluttered up to the masthead a number of signal-flags , and people crowded to the side of the ship to watch the effect on the outgoing vessel . Minute after minute passed , but there was no response from the other liner .