one o'clock
The preparations were completed , and the French gentleman and his servant were ready to embark . But it was only eleven o'clock , and both of them turned in for a nap of a couple of hours . The captain had retired early in the evening , and the quartermaster conning the wheel was steering for the light , the Chateaugay making not more than six knots an hour . At one o'clock the commander was called , in accordance with his order to the officer of the watch . He went on deck at once , had the log slate brought to him , and made some calculations , which resulted in an order to ring two bells , which meant `` Stop her . '' Then he went to the ward room himself , and knocked at the doors of his two passengers . Mr. Gilfleur and Christy sprang from their berths , and the two doors were opened at once .