eleven o'clock
The hands were called out to muster ; Cummin did not answer to his name . Strict search was made for him , but he was nowhere to be found . The first and most natural conclusion was , that he had deserted to the Columbine ; but it was too late now to ascertain . But that belief was a good deal shaken , when one of the men , who happened to have been awake at eleven o'clock the night before , said that he had heard a loud splash in the water , and ran immediately to the `` port '' to look out ; but all was silent again ; and , if it was , as he now supposed , Cummin , he must have gone down immediately . He did not give the alarm at the time , for he was half-asleep when he heard the noise , and thought he must have been mistaken . While the man was giving this evidence on the quarterdeck , up came Goldie with a piece of paper , which he had found on the pillow of his hammock , on which were scrawled the following words : -- `` Richie , I must put an end to this life of misery and mortification ; when I am gone , perhaps you will think more kindly of me . I was wicked enough to talk of revenge .