four o'clock in the morning
The men were divided into two watches , but all were told that , with the exception of two stationed as an anchor watch , they could turn in till tide turned . Frank threw himself at once into the bunk which had been allotted to him . He had not closed an eye the night before , and was worn out by emotion and fatigue , and scarcely had he lain down than he was sound asleep . He had been placed in the starboard watch , and slept till he was roughly shaken at four o'clock in the morning . `` Get up , mate , your watch is called . '' Frank leapt out and made his way on deck . The vessel had been now three hours under weigh .