noon
So far as Trask could judge , Peth seemed perfectly agreeable to that arrangement , and once he had given formal assistance , went back to the weather side , and kept to himself . Dinshaw crawled out from his nook in the waist boat , rubbed his eyes , and looked about him in a dazed sort of way , and then went into the cabin to wheedle Doc Bird out of a meal after which he hid himself away in his room and remained there until dinner . `` Well , '' said Jarrow , as he watched Doc Bird light the cabin lamp . `` We ought to raise the island some time before noon if this breeze holds . '' `` Good enough , '' said Locke . `` But I ca n't say I 'm in any particular hurry to get anywhere . I 've had the best rest and loaf to-day I 've had in a long time . ''