about three P.M.
Then a piece of the bulwarks was razed to the level of the deck , and the boat swung thwart-ship , made fast with a slack line to either stump , and successfully run out . For a voyage of forty miles to hospitable quarters , not much food or water was required but they took both in superfluity . Amalu and Mac , both ingrained sailor-men , had chests which were the headquarters of their lives ; two more chests with handbags , oilskins , and blankets supplied the others ; Hadden , amid general applause , added the last case of the brown sherry ; the captain brought the log , instruments , and chronometer ; nor did Hemstead forget the banjo or a pinned handkerchief of Butaritari shells . It was about three P.M. when they pushed off , and -LRB- the wind being still westerly -RRB- fell to the oars . `` Well , we 've got the guts out of _ you _ ! '' was the captain 's nodded farewell to the hulk of the _ Currency Lass _ , which presently shrank and faded in the sea . A little after a calm succeeded , with much rain ; and the first meal was eaten , and the watch below lay down to their uneasy slumber on the bilge under a roaring shower-bath .