Six o'clock
Hillyard was on the bridge with his captain . `` I do n't really expect much , '' he said , seeking already to discount a possible disappointment . `` It 's only a possibility , I do n't count on it . '' `` Six o'clock off the cape , '' said the captain . `` We are on time . '' `` Yes . '' Both men searched the smooth sea for some long , sluggish , inexplicable wave which should break , or for a V-shaped ripple such as a fixed stake will make in a swiftly running stream .