four o'clock
It was all very interesting to him . And he had an eye for all things , from the baskets of fruit and flowers , messengers with late orders from the stores , repeated farewells , to the squalling babies in the steerage . Even in the impudent shrieking tugboats he found a measure of delight ; and the blur on the water was inviting . At four o'clock they were on the high seas , heading for the Azores . Hillard was dreaming and Merrihew was studiously employed over a booklet on _ How to Speak Italian in One Day _ . There was a moderate sea on . By and by Giovanni , who had spent most of the time arranging the luggage in the adjoining staterooms , came up on deck .