ten o'clock
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 . The firemen were drunk and the donkey-man was drunk . And at eleven-fifteen the gong sounded for slow-astern . I stood by the telegraph and worked the handle , and do what I would I kept shutting my eyes .