midday
As for Tom , his whole night had been one long bath , in which he had been exposed to the penetrating effects of the sea air and the fog . He had no idea whatever of the time . The sun could not be seen , and so thick was the fog that he could not even make out in what part of the sky it might be . He had a general impression , however , that it was midday ; and this impression was not very much out of the way . His breakfast refreshed him , and he learned now to attach so much value to his box of biscuit , that his chief desire was to save it from further injury . So he hunted about for the cover , and finding it underneath the other end of the sail , he put it on the box , and then covered it all up . In this position the precious contents of the box were safe .