eight o'clock in the evening on October 23
The mysteries of Back Cup would have been cleared up . The description of the schooner would have been wired all over the world , and she would not dare to put into any port . The provisioning of Back Cup would be impossible , and Ker Karraje 's bandits would be condemned to starve to death ! This is what occurred : At eight o'clock in the evening on October 23 , I quitted my cell in an indefinable state of nervousness , and with a presentiment that a serious event was imminent . In vain I had tried to seek calmness in sleep . It was impossible to do so , and I rose and went out . Outside Back Cup the weather must have been very rough .