eleven o'clock
So the ship and those left on board had entered on another day ! How little she had thought that to be possible when the awful knowledge first came to her that the _ Kansas _ was ashore ! How long ago was that ? Then she remembered that when Courtenay placed her in his cabin with the promise to bring Isobel to her , she had noticed the time -- eleven o'clock . Was it conceivable that only one hour had elapsed since she and her four-footed friend were flung all of a heap into a corner by the impact of the vessel against the sand-bank ? One hour ! Surely there was some mistake ; she puzzled over the problem , recounting each event since the conclusion of dinner , and finally convinced herself that her recollection was not at fault .