six in the morning
He had three boats idle , including a pretty little fore-and-aft schooner of thirty tons , the _ Espriella _ , which Captain Branscome had no sooner set eyes upon than he decided to be the very thing for our purpose . She was fitted with a large ladies ' cabin aft of the companion , a saloon , and a small single-berth cabin between it and the fo ` c 's ` le , which would house three men comfortably . We ended by purchasing her for three hundred and seventy pounds ; and into the fo ` c 's ` le I went with Mr. Goodfellow and Mr. Jack Rogers , who insisted on resigning the spare cabin to Captain Branscome -- henceforward , or until we should reach the island , by consent the leader of the expedition . So on October 30 , at six in the morning , after being commended to God by Mr. Paz , we worked out of Savannah-la-Mar , and , having gained an offing with a light breeze , hoisted all her bits of canvas , even to a light jib-topsail we found on board -- chiefly , I think , to impress her late owner , whom we could descry on the shore , watching us . He had steadfastly refused to believe us capable of handling a boat , whereas of our party Plinny and Mr. Goodfellow were the only landlubbers . Miss Belcher could take the helm with the best of us , and indeed it was reported of her that she had on more than one occasion played helmswoman to a run of goods upon her own Cornish estate . Mr. Jack Rogers had once owned a yacht and suffered from tedium ; now , as a foremast hand , he was enjoying himself amazingly .