nearly noon
`` It 's not such a bad find , after all , '' said Tom . `` I hope some more comes ashore . '' But though they waited the best part of the night , nothing more came to view . In the morning the boys felt tired and they did not rouse up until nearly noon . They found old Jerry at the beach , inspecting the wreckage . `` The ropes may come in handy , '' he said . `` But the wood is of small account , since ' we have all we want already to hand . ''