two o'clock in the afternoon
Dick Sand took his telescope and moved it slowly over the whole eastern horizon . Nothing ! He could see nothing ! At two o'clock in the afternoon every trace of land had disappeared behind the `` Pilgrim . '' Forward , the telescope could not seize any outline whatsoever of a coast , high or low . Then a cry escaped Dick Sand . Immediately leaving the deck , he rushed into the cabin , where Mrs. Weldon was with little Jack , Nan , and Cousin Benedict .