four o'clock in the
morning
Do n't bother your head with what do n't concern you , '' growled the passenger . The Juno was afloat , but she could not have been so many minutes , when Donald came alongside of her . It was now about half tide on the flood , and she must have grounded at about half tide on the ebb . This fact indicated that Captain Shivernock had left her at four o'clock in the morning . The owner of the Juno stepped into her , and Donald hoisted the sail for him . The boat was cat-rigged , and about twenty-four feet long . She was a fine craft , with a small cabin forward , furnished with every convenience the limited space would permit .