two o'clock
And Mr Sawbridge , feeling that he could be better spared at this than at any other time , consented . Asper and Jack went to an inn , dined , bespoke beds , and then dressed themselves for the ball , which was very brilliant , and , from the company of the officers , very pleasant . Captain Wilson looked on at the commencement , and then returned on board . Jack behaved with his usual politeness , danced till two o'clock , and then , as the ball thinned , Asper proposed that they should retires . Having once more applied to the refreshment-room , they had procured their hats , and were about to depart , when one of the officers of the garrison asked Jack if he would like to see a baboon , which had just been brought down from the rock ; and , taking some of the cakes , they repaired to the court where the animal was chained down to a small tank . Jack fed the brute till all the cakes were gone , and then , because he had no more to give him , the baboon flew at Jack , who , in making his retreat fell back into the tank , which was about two feet deep . This was a joke , and having laughed heartily , they wished the officer good-night , and went to the inn .