eleven o'clock
Soon as he heard it he stopped short , and called out to me to shut my head . So , findin ' that hemns only excited him , I sat quiet , while he picked up his tramp again . `` I had allowed to myself that ` twould be all right soon after eleven , when the publics closed , and his mates would be turnin ' up , to take care of him . But eleven o'clock struck , back in the town ; and the quarters , and then twelve ; and still no boat came off from shore . Then , soon after twelve , he grew quiet of a sudden . The trampin ' stopped . I reckoned he 'd gone below , though I could n't be certain .