eleven o'clock
In the evening our musicians were called for . Then the absence of Griffin Leeds was regretted , as he played the violin ; but Cobbington declared that he had played that instrument for years before he left home : only he had no fiddle . Fortunately , Landy Perkins , who played the violoncello , and was learning to play the violin , had one , and our orchestra was complete . It was a beautiful , mild , and soft evening , and our party stayed on deck until eleven o'clock . I arranged an anchor-watch , so that two of the ship 's company should be on deck all the time , one forward and the other aft , day and night . They were to allow no one to come on board , unless by permission of the captain or mate ; and Washburn and I had agreed that one of us should remain on board all the time . Our passengers did not care to have strangers staring at them , and no one was willing that Griffin Leeds should put his feet on the deck of the Sylvania again .