eight o'clock
If Carthew has sent for a steamer , he is likely to have ordered a man down to this headland to see which course we are taking . When we have got so far that we can not be made out from there , we will sail north for Cape la Mole . I think it would be safe enough to lay our course at once , but I do not wish to run the slightest risk that can be avoided . '' The wind continued to freshen , and to Frank 's satisfaction they were , when Bertha came on deck at eight o'clock , running along the coast at seven knots an hour . `` Have you slept well ? '' he asked , as he took her hand . `` Yes .