eleven o'clock
There was , however , one visitor faithful to him . The light of the lantern , which showed the rolling wreaths of the mist , just reached the water , and in the reflection he saw two greenish points . After long looking , he made out that these were the eyes of a crocodile , whose body was half in and half out of the water , the tail end of him being anchored on the little island . At eleven o'clock he roused Compton by dragging at his ankle . Compton sat up , rubbed his eyes , and drew his rug over his shoulders . `` What 's the countersign , comrade ? '' he asked , with a yawn .