three o'clock in the afternoon
No notice seemed to be taken of the absence of Sanford and Stockwell , but everybody believed that the principal knew what he was about . The wind was tolerably fresh from the west-south-west , and the squadron made rapid progress through the water , logging ten knots all day . The students watched with interest the villages on the coast of Denmark , with their sharp , red roofs , and the swarms of fishing-boats moored in front of them . The shores of Sweden were in sight all the time , and at three o'clock in the afternoon land was also seen on the starboard bow . But the masters , who were constantly watching the chart , were not at all astonished , though the seamen were . `` What land is that , Scott ? '' asked Laybold .