four in the afternoon
The boat was then rowed into a little creek and tied up to the bushes . The basket of provisions was opened , and a hearty meal enjoyed , Tony being now permitted for the first time to sit up in the boat . After the meal Vincent and Dan lay down for a long sleep , while Tony , who had slept some hours during the night , kept watch . At four in the afternoon tide again slackened , and as soon as it had fairly turned they pushed out from the creek and again set sail . In three hours they were at the mouth of the river . A short distance out they saw several boats fishing , and dropping anchor a short distance away from these , they lowered their sail , and taking the fishing-lines from the locker of the boat , set to to fish . As soon as it was quite dark the anchor was hauled up , and Vincent and Dan took the oars , the wind having now completely dropped .