ten minutes after twelve
I 'm dead the moment my head touches the pillow . It takes Mr. Pike longer , because he always finishes his cigarette after he turns in . But he smokes while he 's undressing , so that he does n't require more than a minute to go deado . I 'll wager he has n't moved , right now , since ten minutes after twelve . '' So the second mate did not dream the first was even on deck . I went below to make sure . A small sea-lamp was burning in Mr. Pike 's room , and I saw his bunk unoccupied .