About one o'clock
I also wrote my will , and settled all my affairs as well as I was able . This took until nigh midnight . All this I managed to do without the knowledge of any one , and by the light of a little wick floating in a dish of oil , the flame of which I kept so well shaded that no one perceived it in all that time . About one o'clock I came out from my hut , and found the stars shining most beautifully in the sky , and all the air full of the noises of the night . I did not tarry , however , but walked straight to the beach , and along it towards the northern end of the island , around which and beyond the cape I knew the bay to lie , about ten leagues distant from the king 's town . I had only been twice upon my feet since the fever had left me , and found that I was far more weak than I had supposed myself to be , so that I had to rest myself at frequent intervals . However , I managed to cover some ten miles of my journey by about six o'clock in the morning , by which time I was so exhausted that I could go no farther , but had to lie down under the shade of the bushes and rest myself for a long time .