ten o'clock
The brig was new coppered a year ago . There 's upwards of a hundred and fifty fathom away-up chain . It 's not a bonanza , but there 's boodle in it ; and we 'll try it on . '' It was by that time hard on ten o'clock , and we turned at once into the place of sale . The _ Flying Scud _ , although so important to ourselves , appeared to attract a very humble share of popular attention . The auctioneer was surrounded by perhaps a score of lookers-on -- big fellows for the most part , of the true Western build , long in the leg , broad in the shoulder , and adorned -LRB- to a plain man 's taste -RRB- with needless finery . A jaunty , ostentatious comradeship prevailed .