about three in the afternoon
But it 's all cum ob do bug . '' Finding that no satisfaction was to be obtained of Jupiter , whose whole intellect seemed to be absorbed by `` de bug , '' I now stepped into the boat and made sail . With a fair and strong breeze we soon ran into the little cove to the northward of Fort Moultrie , and a walk of some two miles brought us to the hut . It was about three in the afternoon when we arrived . Legrand had been awaiting us in eager expectation . He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement which alarmed me and strengthened the suspicions already entertained . His countenance was pale even to ghastliness , and his deep-set eyes glared with unnatural lustre .