Half past twelve
Nobody could have done any better . '' Those few words , Percy felt , amply repaid him for what he had gone through that morning . He had won his spurs and was at last a full-fledged member of Spurling & Company . Half past twelve found the _ Barracouta _ again at her mooring in Sprowl 's Cove . Throppy and Filippo were landed , with instructions to haul the lobster-traps the next morning if the fog would allow them to do it safely . Without waiting for dinner , Jim , Budge , and Percy started in the sloop for Rockland to dispose of their catch . They had no ice , so it was necessary to get the two swordfish to market as soon as possible .