ten P.M.
The idea of this parson contradicting Sam Cooper ! The sun broke , and revealed the illimitable ocean ; themselves a tiny speck on it . Mr. Hazel whispered Miss Rolleston that Cooper _ must _ be buried to-day . At ten P.M. they passed through more sea-weed ; but this time they had to eat the sea spinach raw , and there was very little of it . At noon the sea was green in places . Welch told them this was a sign they were nearing land . At four P.M. a bird , about the size and color of a woodpecker , settled on the boat 's mast .