six o'clock
There was nothing much in what I did ; I 've seen natives do the same thing for amusement -- it 's the best way out of scaring a shark if you have n't a rifle handy . Come in and have a smoke before dinner . '' All that day the brig continued to drift steadily to the north and east , and at sunset she was within eight or ten miles of the land . The native crew , although they had continued their work quietly after the fight , were evidently much dissatisfied , and when at six o'clock they all marched aft and demanded to speak with the captain , Barry was not at all surprised . Rawlings , however , was furious when the steward asked him to come on deck and see the men . Seizing his revolver , and calling to Barradas to follow him , he sprang up the companion ; Barry met him half way . `` Do n't come on deck , sir , with a pistol in your hand , I implore you .