eleven in the evening
The soldiers had to get their dinner before they would start out after them ; and that is the reason the schooners are not full now , sir , and not a bale had been put into this steamer . '' `` But she seems to be fully loaded now . '' `` Yes , sir ; Captain Lonley paid the soldiers that were left to load the Havana . They worked till eleven in the evening ; they were not used to that kind of work , and they got mighty tired , I can tell you , '' said Dolly , with the first smile Christy had seen on his yellow face , for he appeared to enjoy the idea of a squad of white men doing niggers ' work . `` That was what made them sleep so soundly , and leave the battery on the point to take care of itself , '' said Christy . `` Where were the officers ? '' `` Two of them have gone on the hunt for the hands , and I reckon the captain is on a visit to a planter who has a daughter , about forty miles from here . ''