eight o'clock
The jib was taken in , and Monkey was thoroughly ducked in the operation , for the Skylark occasionally slapped the waves with her bowsprit . Great black clouds were rolling up off to seaward , but Bobtail was confident that the yacht was equal to anything . Under the lee of an island , the mainsail was close-reefed ; but she flew over the waves , and the skipper hoped to reach his destination by nine in the evening . At eight o'clock , while it was still light , he discovered a schooner working down the bay under jib and reefed mainsail which he recognized as the Penobscot . `` That 's the Penobscot ! '' exclaimed Bobtail , as soon as he identified her . `` She is taking a nasty night to go to sea , '' added Monkey .