one o'clock
There was something in the plan which roused all his curiosity , and turned his thoughts and feelings into a totally new direction . No sooner , then , had this thought occurred to him , than he at once set out to put it into execution . First of all he took one parting look at the scene around him . The sun had now passed its meridian , and it seemed to be one o'clock or after . The tide was high . The boat , which had at first floated , was now nearly full of water . Tom threw a melancholy glance at this fresh proof of the utter futility of all his labor , and then examined the fastenings , so that it might not drift away during his absence .