two o'clock
`` The wind died out , you see , '' the captain said , `` and we had to anchor when tide turned at two o'clock . There is a dark line behind us , and as soon as the wind reaches us , we will up anchor . The force of the tide is spent . '' The wind , however , continued very light , and the vessel did little more than drift with the tide , and when it turned at two o'clock they had to drop anchor again close under some high land , on the top of which stood a lofty tower . `` That is a land-mark , '' the captain said . `` There are some bad sands outside us , and that stands as a mark for vessels coming through . '' Cyril had enjoyed the quiet passage much .