6 o'clock
Their watches agreed that it was ten minutes to six o ` clock . The decks had been washed and put in order , engines were running at full speed , the eastern sky was flushed with crimson and golden bands that shot out of the horizon , and fan-like in shape faded up in the zenith . With watches in hand , all eyes were fixed on a pathway of intensely lighted sea and sky in the east . Suddenly , as the sailor rung out `` four bells , '' or 6 o'clock , Lucille shouted , `` There ! See that drop of molten gold floating on the horizon . Captain Morgan was right as to time . See , judge , how the gold glows with heat and light as the globe turns to receive the sun 's blessings ! ''