midnight
These were shaken out in a short time , the wind dying away fast . Half the crew had turned into their hammocks some time before , and the regular watch was now set . The motion of the ship , however , was very violent , for there was a heavy tumbling sea still on , the waves having no general direction , but tossing in confused masses and coming on to the deck , now on one side , now on the other . At midnight Frank also turned in , in his clothes ; but he was soon up again , for the motion of the yacht was so violent that he found it next to impossible to keep from being jerked out of his berth . The first mate had had four hours off duty , and had just come up again to relieve the captain . `` It is lucky , sir , that all our gear is nearly new , '' he said ; `` for if it had not been , this rolling would have taken the mast out of her . The strain on the shrouds each time that she gets chucked over must be tremendous . ''