eleven o'clock
The two medicos pottered on with pulleys and wheels and inclined planes with much contentment , and they satisfied themselves at last that a man might be picked up in any sea , and swiftly placed under cover , without sustaining a jar severe enough to hurt even a gouty subject . Cassall did not like the workmen to be discontented over his incessantly vigilant superintendents , so , with his inexhaustible good-humour and resolution , he hit on a mode of conciliation . He met both shifts on a Friday , and said , `` Now , men , I 'm not a bad sort even if I _ am _ determined not to have a scamped nail in my vessel . Now you 're working hard , and we 'll show the prettiest vessel in England presently , so to-morrow we 'll have two brakes here at eleven o'clock , all who like will drive to a certain little place that I know of , and we 'll have a rare good dinner together , and come home in the evening . We 'll have no spirits , and no shaky hands for Monday . Plenty of good , pure spring water with orange champagne for those who like it . '' This was a very successful announcement , and Robert presided at table with extreme satisfaction on account of his own Machiavellian astuteness .