about nine o'clock
On the following morning , whilst we were at the workshop , the two girls made their appearance , accompanied by a hearty , honest-looking young fellow , who was introduced to us as Juan Gonzalez , Eugenia 's brother . In answer to our inquiries he informed us that he would be quite willing to convey us to Port Royal , and to land us safely there , in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars , to be paid to him within six hours of our arrival , with the proviso that we should guarantee him against capture during the entire trip , the said sum of one hundred dollars to cover everything , provisions included , and to entitle us to the sole use of the felucca 's cabin during the passage across . These terms we considered exceedingly reasonable , and upon inquiring of him when he would be ready to sail , and being informed that he could start at any moment , we at once closed the bargain . That matter satisfactorily settled we determined upon leaving forthwith , since there was nothing to detain us ; and it was then arranged , upon Juan 's suggestion , that instead of making our way into town and boarding the felucca in harbour , we should avoid all risk of capture by taking our departure from a little cove about three miles to the westward of the castle , the felucca calling off the place about nine o'clock that night and sending her boat ashore for us . As may be supposed , the conclusion of these arrangements threw us all into a state of such excitement that it was quite impossible to think further of work . Courtenay and I therefore hastily put the workshop into something like decent order , wrote a joint note to the commandant -- which we left conspicuously displayed on the workshop table -- wherein we expressed our most sincere thanks for all the kindness he had shown us , and begged that he would not think too hardly of us for seizing upon an opportunity which had presented itself for our escape . Now I am painfully aware that -- keeping in view our exceeding youthfulness -- any reference which it may be necessary for me to make to the mutual attachment subsisting between myself and Dona Inez is liable to be received with a certain amount of gentle ridicule and incredulity .