five o'clock
Not till the afternoon did they come in sight , and all the while that little breeze was blowing . `` One knot , '' said Shard at noon . `` Two knots , '' he said at six bells and still it grew and the Arabs trotted nearer . By five o'clock the merry men of the bad ship Desperate Lark could make out twelve long old-fashioned guns on low wheeled carts dragged by horses and what looked like lighter guns carried on camels . The wind was blowing a little stronger now . `` Shall we hoist sail , sir ? '' said Bill .