five o'clock in the afternoon
The principal object of interest in the city is the tower of the Cathedral of St. Martin , which is three hundred and twenty-one feet high , and commands a view of nearly the whole of Holland and a portion of Belgium . The sexton has his residence more than a hundred and fifty feet above _ terra firma _ , where his family are domiciled , and where his children were born . Doubtless they will be regarded as persons of high birth . At five o'clock in the afternoon , the weary travellers reached the vessels of the squadron . Holland `` was done , '' and the excitement was ended . Many of them were tired out and cross , and it was a relief to know that the squadron would go to sea the next morning . During the rapid run through Holland , Wilton and Perth had found abundant opportunities to discuss their mischievous scheme of running away with the Josephine .