about two o'clock
By daybreak the weather was thickening worse than ever , though with no great amount of wind , and we started again in a fog so thick that from the bridge you could see her bows , and only just . Well , that 's how it was with us , all the way across . We seemed to carry the fog ; and though it lifted a bit , off and on , it never looked like giving us a chance of an observation . All yesterday afternoon I was worried by the thought that we 'd overrun our reckoning and must be somewhere near the Islands , and about two o'clock -- though the soundings were good -- I ordered the engines to be reduced below the half-speed at which she was running . `` To ease the passengers ' minds I had arranged for a concert in the saloon after dinner , and Madame -- she had booked with us under a name that was n't her own to dodge the New York newspaper men , but the passengers recognized her -- had promised me to sing to them . -LRB- You have heard her , eh ? -- it makes you cry , and not mind , either , who sees you . -RRB-