nearly eight o'clock
The wind was at their back . It was strange that they had been able to signal no other ships . It could not be possible that they had been blown out to sea ! It must have been nearly eight o'clock when Miss Jenny Ann went into the cabin , leaving the four girls to keep the watch . They were sick and faint . Presently the delicious aroma of boiling coffee floated out on the fog-laden atmosphere . Miss Jenny Ann summoned the girls indoors , two at a time .