one o'clock
If the _ Good Intent _ were to send a boat it would be to the back of the island which the tide never left . Indeed , Leg-o ' - Mutton Bay was the only spot where a boat could land . There was always deep water there . At one o'clock Stair saw a ship 's lights very far away . It was very doubtful , even supposing that she were the _ Good Intent _ , that she could be there in time . But in the crucial hours , Eben the Spy proved himself wonderfully helpful and encouraging . His Uncle Kennedy never promised without keeping his promise .