two o'clock
We could now perceive that we were chasing a large corvette , though from the end-on view we had of her , we could not count her ports . The _ Eos _ seemed to fly through the water . At one o'clock the spars began to complain -- preventer braces were rove , but no one thought of shortening sail . At two o'clock we had risen the _ Jean Bart _ , so as to clear her broadside from the water 's edge as seen from our decks . The appetites of the doctor and purser had risen in proportion . They made a joint and disconsolate visit to the galley . All the fires were put out .