seven
in the morning
The Philadelphia catechism is Six days shalt thou labour , and do all thou art able , And on the seventh , holystone the decks and scrape the cable . We crossed the Equator on October 1 and rounded Cape Horn early in November . Monday , November 17 , was a black day in our calendar . At seven in the morning we were aroused from sleep by the cry of `` All hands , ahoy ! A man overboard ! '' This unwonted cry sent a thrill through the heart of everyone , and hurrying on deck we found the vessel hove flat aback , with all her studding sails set ; for the boy who was at the helm left it to throw something overboard , and the carpenter , who was an old sailor , knowing that the wind was light , put the helm down and hove her aback . The watch on deck were lowering away the quarter-boat , and I got on deck just in time to heave myself into her as she was leaving the side .