nine o'clock
But it was n't for me to form opinions . My berth was an easy one -- just a sprawl all day long with a pipe in my mouth , and a good night 's rest to follow ; and that was all it was my duty to think about . `` Well , one afternoon Mr. Robinson comes aboard alone , and says to me , ` Williams , at what hour will the tide serve to-morrow night ? ' '' ` Why , sir , ' says I , after thinking , ` there 'll be plenty of water at nine o'clock . ' '' ` Then , ' says he , ` see all ready , Williams , to get away to-morrow at that hour . We 're off to -- , ' and he names a Mediterranean port . `` Right , sir , ' says I , though wondering a bit to myself , for the season was pretty well advanced , and I could n't have guessed , from what I knew and had heard of him , that he would have pushed so far south .