nearly two o'clock
Having at length satisfied himself as to the soundness of the hull , he went aloft and gave to the spars and rigging a careful examination . Here , too , everything was perfectly satisfactory ; and when he at length stepped down out of the rigging on to the deck , he nodded approvingly to Mr Roberts and said -- `` All right ; I 'll take her . '' `` Glad to hear you say so , captain , '' was the cheery reply ; `` she is a capital little craft , and I 'm sure you 'll like her . Now -- as it is nearly two o'clock -- what say you , will you come and take dinner with me ? '' Leicester acquiescing , they made the best of their way to the eating-house which Mr Roberts patronised , and , while discussing the meal , made arrangements for the completion of the purchase . The meal ended , George wended his way back toward the dock , and , turning into Nightingale Lane , established himself in tolerably comfortable quarters in a boarding-house kept by a widow , whose husband had been what she called a `` sea-captain . '' On the following day Captain Leicester paid over the full amount of the purchase-money , receiving in return the ship 's register properly endorsed ; and that same evening he found himself the undisputed owner of the _ Aurora _ .