about five o'clock
Quickly the `` Sudbury '' left her anchorage , proceeding downstream . As soon as the start had been fairly made Ensign Fullerton reported at the cabin of the young commanding officer . They worked out on the chart the probable positions that the suspected schooner would take that afternoon . `` We should sight her at about five o'clock , sir , if she does n't change her course , and if the wind holds the same , '' said Ensign Fullerton . `` If we get the right craft , first off , it will be a short cruise , wo n't it ? '' smiled Jack , rather wistfully . `` I -- I -- '' began Ensign Fullerton , slowly , then paused .