about ten o'clock
Then , turning to Terry O'Meara , he remarked : `` I wonder what fault he will have to find this morning . I 'll wager that he only wants to see me in order to blow me up about something , confound him ! Well , Terry , old boy , I 'll see you again when you come off duty in the evening . Trot along to my cabin at about ten o'clock , as usual . Good - bye for the time being . '' With a wave of his hand , Douglas slipped out of the cabin and hurried along the alleyway , anxious to avoid keeping Fisher waiting any longer than was absolutely necessary . In a few seconds he reached the foot of the bridge ladder , and , running quickly up it , found the captain impatiently pacing up and down , evidently in the very worst of bad tempers .