four o'clock
Now , to flash it on you all at once , I propose to sail in the Blanchita to Point Cambodia , where the ship will pick us up as she comes down the Gulf of Siam . Now I am ready to hear you all groan . '' `` It looks like a risky voyage in such a craft as this steam-launch , '' said Louis , when there was a prolonged silence . `` I wish you all to look over the chart of the China Sea ; this meeting is adjourned to the after cabin at four o'clock , and you may do your groaning there . '' The men soon came out of the after cabin , and Pitts was busy removing the dishes and putting everything in order . At the time stated , the party were seated around the table in the after cabin , ready to consider the captain 's astounding proposition . The proposition of Captain Scott was certainly an astounding one , not unlike the daring of those men who have crossed the Atlantic in a dory or in small sailboats ; and so it struck the other members of the cabin party .