eleven o'clock
During these four days Captain Staunton and the rest of his party -- excepting Dale , who positively refused to do any work whatever -- had , in accordance with their resolution , been extremely busy at the new shipyard , getting out and fixing in position the stem and stern posts ; and it was only by the merest accident that they heard , on the evening in question , that the brig was to sail on the following day . As Lance had heard no more about the promised arms and ammunition , he at once determined to see Johnson once more respecting them . He accordingly set out in search of the pirate captain , but , to his chagrin , was quite unable to find him or to learn his whereabouts . He searched for him in vain the whole evening , venturing even on board the brig ; and it was not until after eleven o'clock that night that he gave up the search in disgust with a strong impression that Johnson had been purposely avoiding him . On the following morning , however , he was more successful , having risen before daylight in order that he might catch his bird on his first appearance in the open air . At six o'clock the bell rang as usual for the hands to turn to , and a few minutes afterwards the whole place was astir . Lance walked down to the landing-place with Captain Staunton and the others , and saw them embark in the boats detailed to convey the working party to the new shipyard .