nine o'clock
The breeze was fresh and the sloop was fast . At four o'clock Leopold had landed his passengers ; but it was eight in the evening when the boat reached Rockhaven on her return , for the skipper was obliged to beat back . The five dollars earned in the voyage was promptly handed over to the watch-maker , reducing by this amount the debt due him . By nine o'clock Leopold was fast asleep , for he and Stumpy had arranged to try the mackerel again the next morning . The skipper of the new boat was very tired for the day had been a long , laborious , and exciting one . It was four o'clock when he awoke the next morning . When he went out , he found Stumpy waiting on the piazza for him .