one o'clock
The bottles had contained pickles , olives , ketchup , and other similar articles , so that the water was not very palatable . In the course of the forenoon , Raymond and his party stealthily attempted to obtain possession of these bottles , but the runaways were too vigilant for them ; and before dinner the thirsty ones were exceedingly uncomfortable , to say the least . They tried to conceal their condition from the Faithful as much as possible , but they were all very nervous and disquieted . At one o'clock , after the regular dinner of roast beef and rice pudding had been served to the Faithful , the tables were again prepared for the rebels ; but the bill of fare was corned beef and hard bread -- not a drop of water . Peaks and the head steward paced the unsteady floor , as they had done at breakfast time . Raymond , whose tongue and lips were parched with thirst , became desperate again , and attempted to force his way into the kitchen . He was seized by the boatswain , and the more he struggled , the more he was shaken up .