two o'clock
Men started if a penknife dropped , and swore if a sail flapped . The call of the boatswain 's pipe rasped their ears , and the preparation for stowing the bodies in the jolly-boat left them unnerved and sick . Some sort of a meal was cooked , but no one could eat ; Williams brought up , untasted , the luncheon he had carried down to the after house . At two o'clock all hands gathered amidships , and the bodies were carried forward to where the boat , lowered in its davits and braced , lay on the deck . It had been lined with canvas and tarpaulin , and a cover of similar material lay ready to be nailed in place . All the men were bareheaded . Many were in tears .