six o'clock
He had a hundred pounds in the belt that was safely clasped round his waist , ten pounds in his pocket , and when that was gone he would have nothing to depend upon , save his health and his determination to succeed . By nightfall they were out in more open water , and a brisk sea was running . Fortunately , Max was an excellent sailor , and enjoyed rather than disliked the active motion of the steamer . To his surprise , when the dinner-bell rang at six o'clock , he , the captain , and one solitary passenger were all who sat down to table . They were the only three to sit down at subsequent meals during the voyage . The captain was inclined to be agreeable , and Max 's fellow saloon passenger was the Señor Francisco Moreas , and he was , by his own account , an old resident in Brazil . Be that as it may , and I am certainly not in a position to contradict it , he had seen more of the world than the average man .