eight o'clock
One hour in three she had to cease paddling in order to bail . And all the time she drifted to the westward . By sunset Hikueru bore southeast from her , three miles away . There was a full moon , and by eight o'clock the land was due east and two miles away . She struggled on for another hour , but the land was as far away as ever . She was in the main grip of the current ; the canoe was too large ; the paddle was too inadequate ; and too much of her time and strength was wasted in bailing . Besides , she was very weak and growing weaker .