about two o'clock
I ordered Friday also , whom I had made an excellent marksman with his gun , to load himself with arms . I took myself two fowling-pieces , and I gave him three muskets . My figure , indeed , was very fierce ; I had my formidable goat-skin coat on , with the great cap I have mentioned , a naked sword by my side , two pistols in my belt , and a gun upon each shoulder . It was my design , as I said above , not to have made any attempt till it was dark : but about two o'clock , being the heat of the day , I found that , in short , they were all gone straggling into the woods , and , as I thought , laid down to sleep . The three poor distressed men , too anxious for their condition to get any sleep , were , however , sat down under the shelter of a great tree , at about a quarter of a mile from me , and , as I thought , out of sight of any of the rest . Upon this I resolved to discover myself to them , and learn something of their condition ; immediately I marched in the figure as above , my man Friday at a good distance behind me , as formidable for his arms as I , but not making quite so staring a spectre-like figure as I did . I came as near them undiscovered as I could , and then , before any of them saw me , I called aloud to them in Spanish , `` What are ye , gentlemen ? ''