nine
o'clock
There was a person whom he feared and admired absolutely and he had been a most useful spy and agent for the Skipper in certain nefarious plots . It was well for the little hunchback that no one knew of his share in the betraying of old Juan Sebastian some years before . `` You will have the first watch , Jo , '' ordered Jim . `` It is now nine o'clock . I will relieve you at eleven and stand guard until two . Juarez from two until five and Tom can have the short watch . '' According to this arrangement , Jim and Juarez would be on guard during the danger hours .