half past four o'clock
Not until midafternoon did the wind decrease sufficiently to permit the Lena Knobloch to venture forth from her position of shelter . Through the binoculars the boys made long examinations of the steamer lying to windward of their position . They determined that preparations were being made to send a boat 's crew to some port for assistance in towing the crippled vessel to a harbor . At one bell , or half past four o'clock , Captain von Kluck came from his cabin . He stepped to the rail , sniffing at the wind . Presently he turned to join the mate in his walk across the deck . For some minutes the two conversed in low tones .