3:30 in
   the afternoon
2 . On page 19 : London edition : It was seven bells -- half-past three in the afternoon -- and the ship 's bell had just rung out . US edition : It was three bells -- half-past three in the afternoon -- and the ship 's bell had just rung out . The London edition is correct : seven bells is 3:30 in the afternoon . Three bells is half-past one . 3 . On page 24 : London edition : The dinghy was rather a larger boat than the ordinary ships ' dinghy , and possessed a small mast and lug-sail .