noon
I was up the next morning early , and went down with Nero to obtain the fish which we required . I left some on the rocks for the seamen 's breakfast -LRB- for they were all sound asleep -RRB- , and then returned to the cabin , and prepared for our own . Mrs Reichardt , as I shall now call her , soon came out to me , and when breakfast was over , proposed that we should plant the remainder of the potatoes , before we packed up the things in the chest . As soon as they were all cut , we set off to the ravine , and had finished our task before noon , at which time there were but few of the seamen stirring , they had remained up so long the night before , drinking . The mate was one of those who were on their legs , and he asked me if I thought we should have smooth water to launch the boat on the following day . I replied in the affirmative , and went with Mrs Reichardt to the cabin , and putting down the shovel , I hauled my chest out on the platform to select what articles I should take . While we were thus employed , and talking at times , the men came up for the dried birds to take down ready for putting them in the boat on the following day , and in two trips they had cleared out the whole of them .