a quarter to five
The haze thickened , and night came on ; still there was no flash from the Bishop , and the islands wondered . Half an hour passed ; there was still darkness in the west , and the islands became alarmed . The Trinity Brethren subsidise a St. Agnes ' lugger to serve the Bishop , and this boat was got ready . At a quarter to five suddenly the Bishop light shot through the gloom , but immediately after a shutter was interposed quickly some half-a-dozen times . It was the signal of distress , and the lugger worked out to the Bishop with the tide . Of the three keepers there were now only two . It appeared from their account that Garstin took the middle day watch , that they themselves were asleep , and that Garstin should have roused them to light the lamps at a quarter to four .