about three o'clock
About the same time we saw Eb 's boat , towing the disabled dory , set out in the direction of Rogers 's Island . `` There goes the crooks , '' remarked Captain Bannister , `` safe in the protection of the kunsterble . '' `` Yes , '' said I , `` they 'll have to hurry back , and get the Professor down under the wharf before the ` May Queen ' arrives . She 's due about three o'clock , with a lot more money on board for 'em . '' I was anxious to get the Captain in the right frame of mind toward the twins . There was no need to worry , however . His anger vanished when Snider and Eb departed .