four o’clock
While John was thus ruminating and longing for a little light from the murky sky , the ladies , relying on him , slept in their little berths . The stationary attitude of the brig insured them some hours of repose . Glenarvan , John , and their companions , no longer disturbed by the noise of the crew who were now wrapped in a drunken sleep , also refreshed themselves by a short nap , and a profound silence reigned on board the ship , herself slumbering peacefully on her bed of sand . Toward four o'clock the first peep of dawn appeared in the east . The clouds were dimly defined by the pale light of the dawn . John returned to the deck . The horizon was veiled with a curtain of fog .