About four o'clock
He took no more rest than was absolutely necessary , and what repose he allowed himself he always took on deck ; he maintained a calm exterior , but he was really tortured with anxiety . -LSB- Illustration : For half an hour Negoro stood motionless . -RSB- Although the violence of the wind seemed to lull awhile , Dick did not suffer himself to be betrayed into any false security ; he knew only too well what to expect , and after a brief interval of comparative quiet , the gale returned and the waves began to run very high . About four o'clock one afternoon , Negoro -LRB- a most unusual thing for him -RRB- emerged from his kitchen , and skulked to the fore . Dingo was fast asleep , and did not make his ordinary growl by way of greeting to his enemy . For half an hour Negoro stood motionless , apparently surveying the horizon . The heavy waves rolled past ; they were higher than the condition of the wind warranted ; their magnitude witnessed to a storm passing in the west , and there was every reason to suspect that the `` Pilgrim '' might be caught by its violence .