eight
o'clock
I was n't going back for anybody . I was going to find out something about life , right away from everybody I 'd ever known . '' ` Bully for you , ' says he , and with that he went away . I went ashore and bought myself some gear , and by the time I got back it was eight o'clock by my watch . `` Never shall I forget that night . I 'd meant to write my mother and uncle and tell them I was all right , but I was too tired and worried . The old Third came aboard at ten o'clock with a skinful , and the Second was rushing round cursing me because there was nobody else to curse .