ten o'clock
`` And , Mr. Andrews , you 'll have a real guard here to-night to help you keep watch , '' announced Jacob Farnum . `` We 've heard the last of Owen , without a doubt , but we wo n't take a single chance to-night . Now , men , all be here at seven in the morning , ready for work . The launching is to be at ten o'clock , but at the last moment we may find that something needs overhauling . Now , you 've all worked hard and faithfully . '' `` Here 's a little present for each of you , with much more to come if the boat proves the success we hope . '' As the men passed him , Jacob Farnum handed each a crisp ten-dollar banknote .