one o’clock
For the first time I thoroughly realized the extent of the task before us . But I was learning , I was learning . The afternoon would show far more accomplished . And it did ; for we returned at one o'clock , rested and strengthened by a hearty dinner . In less than an hour I had the maintopmast on deck and was constructing the shears . Lashing the two topmasts together , and making allowance for their unequal length , at the point of intersection I attached the double block of the main throat-halyards . This , with the single block and the throat-halyards themselves , gave me a hoisting tackle .