eleven o'clock
Bob consequently determined to beat up off the north end of the island , or Low Cape , as it was named by the colonists , from the circumstance of its having a mile or two of low land around it , before the mountains commenced . Once off the cape again , and reasonably well in , he might possibly make discoveries that would be of use . It took two or three hours to regain the lost ground , by beating to windward . By eleven o'clock , however , the Neshamony was not only off the cape , but quite close in with the landing . The climate rendering fires altogether unnecessary at that season , and indeed at nearly all seasons , except for cooking , Bob could not trace the encampment of the savages , by that means . Still , he obtained all the information he desired . This was not done , however , without great risk , and by a most daring step on his part .