Five o'clock
Jack presently began to increase the speed of the flotilla . He wanted to get as far down the river as possible before being compelled to put up for the night . And having glanced at his , charts , he knew that they must cover a number of miles ere they reached a tributary flowing into the Delaware at this point . Five o'clock came around at last . Josh remarked that he was pleased to see Nick still holding out , and that he had not wasted away to a mere shadow . `` Now we head in toward the western shore , and keep our eyes on the lookout for the mouth of a creek that ought to be along down here , '' Jack called out , as he began to gradually alter the course of his boat . Of course , this pleased them quite a little , as marking a change in the monotony of the afternoon run .