four in the morning
Even Spike and Mulford took the rest they needed , the cook alone being left to look out for the changes in the weather . In a word , everybody but this idler was exhausted with pumping and bailing , and even gold had lost its power to charm , until nature was recruited by rest . The excitement produced by the scenes through which they had so lately passed , caused the females to sleep soundly , too . The death-like stillness which pervaded the vessel contributed to their rest , and Rose never woke , from the first few minutes after her head was on her pillow , until near four in the morning . The deep quiet seemed ominous to one who had so lately witnessed the calm which precedes the tornado , and she arose . In that low latitude and warm season , few clothes were necessary , and our heroine was on deck in a very few minutes . Here she found the same grave-like sleep pervading everything .