five in the afternoon
`` What do you think now of the carpenter and his bag of tricks ? '' I queried . `` Lord lumme , it should a-ben the mate , sir , '' was his reply . By five in the afternoon we had logged 314 miles since five the previous day , which was two over an average of thirteen knots for twenty-four consecutive hours . `` Now take Captain Brown of the little _ Vampire _ , '' Mr. Pike grinned to me , for our sailing made him good-natured . `` He never would take in until the kites an ' stu 'n' sails was about his ears . An ' when she was blown ' her worst an ' we was half-fairly shortened down , he 'd turn in for a snooze , an ' say to us , ` Call me if she moderates . '