five in the evening
It was possible that the waves had carried the body to quite a distant point . When a corpse floats a little distance from a low shore , it rarely happens that the tide does not throw it up , sooner or later . This Neb knew , and he wished to see his master again for the last time . `` I went along the coast for another two miles , carefully examining the beach , both at high and low water , and I had despaired of finding anything , when yesterday , above five in the evening , I saw footprints on the sand . '' `` Footprints ? '' exclaimed Pencroft . `` Yes ! ''