one o'clock
Now , it was a part of Bligh 's experience that when the people in his boat were most cast down , nothing did them so much good as hearing a story told by one of their number . When I mentioned that , I saw that it struck the general attention as much as it did my own , for I had not thought of it until I came to it in my summary . This was on the day after Mrs. Atherfield first sang to us . I proposed that , whenever the weather would permit , we should have a story two hours after dinner -LRB- I always issued the allowance I have mentioned at one o'clock , and called it by that name -RRB- , as well as our song at sunset . The proposal was received with a cheerful satisfaction that warmed my heart within me ; and I do not say too much when I say that those two periods in the four-and-twenty hours were expected with positive pleasure , and were really enjoyed by all hands . Spectres as we soon were in our bodily wasting , our imaginations did not perish like the gross flesh upon our bones . Music and Adventure , two of the great gifts of Providence to mankind , could charm us long after that was lost .