three o'clock in the afternoon
`` Olaf is the worst man I ever saw . When he got drunk , he abused me and the men . I had to keep out of his way , or I believe he would have killed me , though I was a passenger , and paid my fare . '' At three o'clock in the afternoon , the little steamer ran alongside the ship , and the party went on board , though the principal and all the officers and crew were on shore . After the professor 's lecture on board of the ship , the students were piped to dinner . According to his usual custom , Paul Kendall , with his lady , took rooms at the hotel , and in this instance his example was followed by Shuffles . Dr. Winstock and Captain Lincoln had already accepted an invitation from Paul to spend the afternoon with him in a ride through the city ; and as soon as the boats landed at the quay , they hastened to keep the appointment , while the students scattered all over the city to take a general view .