about two
o'clock
Bill still listened and the message was repeated , almost verbatim ; then silence . He communicated the information to Gus and old Dan , and the oysterman went off to tidy up his boat for the trip . Bill and Gus decided to snatch a little sleep . Old Dan , who had napped in the afternoon as usual , agreed to wake them before he left at about two o'clock , which he did . `` Bill , I 've got a hunch we are going at this thing a little too fast , '' said Gus . `` How too fast ? We ca n't delay at all , can we ? ''