eight o’clock
The pilot alone , standing in the bow , showed his tall stature , scarcely defined in the earlier shadows . The watch , with his long pole on his shoulder , reminded one of an encampment of Tartar horsemen . The Brazilian flag hung from the top of the staff in the bow , and the breeze was scarcely strong enough to lift the bunting . At eight o'clock the three first tinklings of the Angelus escaped from the bell of the little chapel . The three tinklings of the second and third verses sounded in their turn , and the salutation was completed in the series of more rapid strokes of the little bell . However , the family after this July day remained sitting under the veranda to breathe the fresh air from the open . It had been so each evening , and while Joam Garral , always silent , was contented to listen , the young people gayly chatted away till bedtime .