ten o'clock
These were the Race , a passage in the Highlands , and Tappan Sea ; both points on the Hudson of which the navigators of that classical stream were fond of relating the marvels . The first I knew was formidable only later in the autumn , and , as for the last , I hoped to enjoy some of its wonders in the morning . In this very justifiable expectation , I fell asleep . Neb did not call me until ten o'clock . I afterwards discovered that Rupert kept the helm for only an hour , and then , calculating that from five until nine were four hours , he thought it a pity the negro should not have his share of the glory of that night . When I was awakened , it was merely to let me know that it was time to eat something -- Neb would have starved before he would precede his young master in that necessary occupation -- and I found Rupert in a deep and pleasant sleep at my side . We were in the centre of Tappan , and the Highlands had been passed in safety .