ten o'clock in the morning
First the rolled up sail must be hoisted , then fastened to the yard . However , Dick Sand commanded so well , and was so well obeyed , that after an hour 's work the sail was fastened to its yard , the yard hoisted , and the top-sail properly set with two reefs . As to the foresail and the second jib , which had been furled before the tempest , those sails were set without a great deal of trouble , in spite of the force of the wind . At last , on that day , at ten o'clock in the morning , the `` Pilgrim '' was sailing under her foresail , her top-sail , and her jib . Dick Sand had not judged it prudent to set more sail . The canvas which he carried ought to assure him , as long as the wind did not moderate , a speed of at least two hundred miles in twenty-four hours , and he did not need any greater to reach the American coast before ten days . The novice was indeed satisfied when , returning to the wheel , he again took his post , after thanking Master Jack , assistant helmsman of the `` Pilgrim . ''