ten o'clock
After sunset , the strength of the wind abated . The night came without a cloud , and the starry firmament gave us its pale and glittering light . In an hour more the capricious wind shifted back again in our favor . Toward ten o'clock we sailed into the desolate harbor of Enkhuizen . The captain and crew , fatigued by their exertions , ate their frugal suppers and went to their beds . In a few minutes more , I was the only person left awake in the boat . I ascended to the deck , and looked about me .