About
seven in the morning
Then in time the day came , and the growling ceased . For a mournful while the sad crying filled our ears , and then at last the eternal silence that fills the day hours of that dismal land fell upon us . So , being at last in quietness , we slept , being greatly awearied . About seven in the morning , the bo ` sun waked me , and I found that they had opened the door into the big cabin ; but though the bo ` sun and I made careful search , we could nowhere come upon anything to tell us aught concerning the thing which had put us so in fright . Yet , I know not if I am right in saying that we came upon nothing ; for , in several places , the bulkheads had a _ chafed _ look ; but whether this had been there before that night , we had no means of telling . Of that which we had heard , the bo ` sun bade me make no mention , for he would not have the men put more in fear than need be . This I conceived to be wisdom , and so held my peace .