midday
Jones , who had been severely handled in the scrimmage , was moaning fitfully in his sleep , his head swathed in bloody bandages , and the pallor showing in his face through the grime and coal-dust . Hansen was the last man in . He threw himself wearily down on the sea-chests , now all of a heap to leeward , snatched a pillow from under Munro 's head , and composed himself to rest . `` Mate says I 'm to keep watch , 'n call him at eight bells ; but , judgin ' by th ' way he put the grog down , I 'm damn sure he 'll stir tack nor sheet till midday ... . Firemaster says she 's under hand , 'n he 'll have the fire out in two hours , 'n she can bally well look out for herself ... . T ' hell with an anchor watch ; I ca n't keep my eyes open , an ' 'll work ... work ... no m -- '' We moored at Mission Wharf to discharge what cargo the fire had spared , and there we made a lubberly picture , outcast among so many trim ships .