six o’clock
` WE are still in smooth water ; that is to say , in as smooth water as a steam-vessel ever can be , for , as Professor Woodensconce -LRB- who has just woke up -RRB- learnedly remarks , another great point of ingenuity about a steamer is , that it always carries a little storm with it . You can scarcely conceive how exciting the jerking pulsation of the ship becomes . It is a matter of positive difficulty to get to sleep . ' ` _ Friday afternoon _ , _ six o'clock _ . ` I REGRET to inform you that Mr. Slug 's plaster has proved of no avail . He is in great agony , but has applied several large , additional pieces notwithstanding . How affecting is this extreme devotion to science and pursuit of knowledge under the most trying circumstances !