ten o'clock
He had a satisfactory tale to tell me of the armoured yacht , which had lain off Cattaro on the previous night , and to which he had brought his contingent of crew which had waited for her coming . He did not like to take the risk of going into any port with such a vessel , lest he might be detained or otherwise hampered by forms , and had gone out upon the open sea before daylight . There was on board the yacht a tiny torpedo-boat , for which provision was made both for hoisting on deck and housing there . This last would run into the creek at ten o'clock that evening , at which time it would be dark . The yacht would then run to near Otranto , to which she would send a boat to get any message I might send . This was to be in a code , which we arranged , and would convey instructions as to what night and approximate hour the yacht would come to the creek . The day was well on before we had made certain arrangements for the future ; and not till then did I feel again the pressure of my personal restlessness .