four o'clock
Some , those with the weapons , entered into the wood , and gave down the water to those stationed upon the bank , and these , in turn , passed it to those in the vessel . To the man in the galley , the bo ` sun gave command to fill a boiler with some of the most select pieces of the pork and beef from the casks and get them cooked so soon as might be , and so we were kept at it ; for it had been determined -- now that we had come upon water -- that we should stay not an hour longer in that monster-ridden craft , and we were all agog to get the boats revictualled , and put back to the sea , from which we had too gladly escaped . So we worked through all that remainder of the morning , and right on into the afternoon ; for we were in mortal fear of the coming dark . Towards four o'clock , the bo ` sun sent the man , who had been set to do our cooking , up to us with slices of salt meat upon biscuits , and we ate as we worked , washing our throats with water from the spring , and so , before the evening , we had filled our breakers , and near every vessel which was convenient for us to take in the boats . More , some of us snatched the chance to wash our bodies ; for we were sore with brine , having dipped in the sea to keep down thirst as much as might be . Now , though it had not taken us so great a while to make a finish of our water-carrying if matters had been more convenient ; yet because of the softness of the ground under our feet , and the care with which we had to pick our steps , and some little distance between us and the brig , it had grown later than we desired , before we had made an end . Therefore , when the bo ` sun sent word that we should come aboard , and bring our gear , we made all haste .