Twelve o'clock
He meant to keep his promise ; but the gnawing appetite , which he had fostered and cherished until it became a demon , would not let him do so . In the forenoon , goaded by the insatiate thirst that beset him , he went into the hold , which could be entered from the cabin , and opened a case of liquors , forming part of the cargo . He drank long and deep , and lay down upon the merchandise , that he might be near this demon . Twelve o'clock came , and no observation could be taken . Mollie looked for her father , and with Noddy 's help she found him in the hold , senseless in his inebriation . Mr. Lincoln was called down , and he was conveyed to his berth . The liquor was thrown overboard , but it was too late ; before dark the gale broke upon the Roebuck , and fear and trembling were again in the vessel .