eleven o’clock before
He began to row again while he was speaking and was out of earshot before Priscilla could reply . She waved her hand to him gaily . The trouble with the anchor rope had delayed the start of the Tortoise . It was eleven o'clock before she got under way . Frank had the tiller . Priscilla , seated in the fore part of the boat , gave him instruction in the art of steering . Running before a light breeze makes no high demand upon the helmsman 's skill .