nearly eleven o'clock
It must be so ; yes , it 's a part of his creed , I suppose ; well , then , let him rest ; he 'll get up sooner or later , no doubt . It ca n't last for ever , thank God , and his Ramadan only comes once a year ; and I do n't believe it 's very punctual then . I went down to supper . After sitting a long time listening to the long stories of some sailors who had just come from a plum-pudding voyage , as they called it -LRB- that is , a short whaling-voyage in a schooner or brig , confined to the north of the line , in the Atlantic Ocean only -RRB- ; after listening to these plum-puddingers till nearly eleven o'clock , I went up stairs to go to bed , feeling quite sure by this time Queequeg must certainly have brought his Ramadan to a termination . But no ; there he was just where I had left him ; he had not stirred an inch . I began to grow vexed with him ; it seemed so downright senseless and insane to be sitting there all day and half the night on his hams in a cold room , holding a piece of wood on his head . `` For heaven 's sake , Queequeg , get up and shake yourself ; get up and have some supper .