half past eleven
He was , as I have before intimated , a very good-looking fellow , elegant and agreeable in his manners and speech . If he had been half as good as he looked , he would have been worthy the beautiful girl at his side . It was not very difficult for me to believe , after what I had heard her father say , that she had been warned against him , and that duty and inclination were struggling against each other in her mind . `` It is half past eleven , Phil , '' said Mr. Waterford , consulting his watch . `` Shall we have any dinner to-day ? '' `` Certainly , if you desire it , '' I replied , presenting myself before the skipper in the standing-room . `` Whippleton says you are a cook , Phil .