six o’clock in the morning
Toward half-past six cries of joy arose . The jangada floated at last , and the current took it toward the middle of the river , but , in obedience to the cables , it quietly took up its position near the bank at the moment that Padre Passanha gave it his blessing , as if it were a vessel launched into the sea whose destinies are in the hands of the Most High ! ON THE 6th of June , the very next day , Joam Garral and his people bade good-by to the superintendent and the Indians and negroes who were to stay behind at the fazenda . At six o'clock in the morning the jangada received all its passengers , or rather inhabitants , and each of them took possession of his cabin , or perhaps we had better say his house . The moment of departure had come . Araujo , the pilot , got into his place at the bow , and the crew , armed with their long poles , went to their proper quarters . Joam Garral , assisted by Benito and Manoel , superintended the unmooring .