eight o'clock in the morning
If Pym is to be believed , some of the great turtles weigh from twelve to fifteen hundred pounds . Those of Halbrane Land did not go beyond seven or eight hundred pounds , but their flesh was none the less savoury . On the 19th of February an incident occurred -- an incident which those who acknowledge the intervention of Providence in human affairs will recognize as providential . It was eight o'clock in the morning ; the weather was calm ; the sky was tolerably clear ; the thermometer stood at thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit . We were assembled in the cavern , with the exception of the boatswain , waiting for our breakfast , which Endicott was preparing , and were about to take our places at table , when we heard a call from outside . The voice was Hurliguerly 's , and we hurried out . On seeing us , he cried , -- `` Come -- come quickly ! ''