six
o’clock in the morning
Some of the party fell into a troubled sleep , a prey to evil dreams ; others could not close an eye . When the day dawned , the whole party were worn out with fatigue . With the rising tide the wind blew again toward the land . It was six o'clock in the morning , and there was no time to lose . John arranged everything for resuming their voyage , and then he ordered the anchor to be weighed . But the anchor flukes had been so imbedded in the sand by the repeated jerks of the cable , that without a windlass it was impossible to detach it , even with the tackle which Wilson had improvised . Half an hour was lost in vain efforts .