midnight
Better go below . You ca n't do no good a settin or a standin up here , squintin through a darkness that might be felt , an that 's as thick as any felt I ever saw . So take my advice , an go below , and sleep it off . '' It was impossible to gainsay the truth of Captain Corbet 's remarks , and as it was really midnight , and the darkness almost as thick as he said , the boys did go below , and managed to get to sleep in about a minute and a half after their heads touched the pillows . Before they were awake on the following day the anchor was hoisted , and the Antelope was on her way again . `` Here we air , boys , '' said the captain , as they came on deck , `` under way -- the Antelope on her windin way over the mounting wave , a bereasting of the foamin biller like all possessed . I prophesy for this day a good time as long as the tide lasts . ''