about half past four in the morning
The light increased , and they saw a fog cloud on the horizon , a little beyond Ile Haute . Captain Corbet would not acknowledge that he had been mistaken in his impressions about a change of weather , but assured the boys that this was only the last gasp of the sou-wester , and that a change was bound to take place before evening . But though the fog was visible below Ile Haute , it did not seem to come any nearer , and at length the schooner approached the island , and dropped anchor . It was about half past four in the morning , and the light of day was beginning to be diffused around , when they reached their destination . As it was low tide , they could not approach very near , but kept well off the precipitous shores on the south side of the island . In the course of her drift , while letting go the anchor , she went off to a point about half way down , opposite the shore . Scarce had her anchor touched bottom , than the impatient boys were all in the boat , calling on Captain Corbet to come along .