ten o'clock
Towards the south the long jetty extended into the roadstead . A crowd of fishing-boats dotted the waters of the Red Sea , and amongst them one could perceive some ships of the ancient build of galleys . Fix kept moving about amongst the crowd , scrutinising professionally the countenances of its component members . It was half-past ten o'clock . `` This steamer is not coming , '' he said , as he heard the clock strike . `` It ca n't be far off , '' said the Consul . `` How long will she stop at Suez ? ''