About six o'clock
All that he could do was to wait until Simes Badger 's light went out , and day filled the eastern sky , and not only roosters but human beings were stirring in Seamont . `` Then some one will come and get me , I hope , '' thought Wort . He patiently waited , watching the dark gurgling river and the brightening sky . About six o'clock Simes Badger pushed off his boat from the light-house dock , leaving his assistant in charge . `` I must get my breakfast , '' he said . He leisurely rowed up the river . `` Ah , '' thought Simes , `` there is Skipper Wentworth 's new craft .