twelve o’clock
In fact , the very opposite was necessary . Making the watch-tackle fast , I hove on the windlass and brought in the mast , inch by inch , till its top tilted down to the deck and finally its whole length lay on the deck . I looked at my watch . It was twelve o'clock . My back was aching sorely , and I felt extremely tired and hungry . And there on the deck was a single stick of timber to show for a whole morning 's work . For the first time I thoroughly realized the extent of the task before us .