nine o'clock
I saw the procession -- every one in it was a mourner . The girls strewed the grave with white roses , and all , even the old men and the little children , shed tears on the turf that covered it ; and I could not but think how much better than their consecrated water were these tears of gratitude . We call the place the ` Three sisters , ' now , '' concluded the captain , `` and I never pass it without some tribute of respect . '' * * * * * Before nine o'clock the steamboat was gliding along under the heights of Quebec . Having , as Mr. Morris -LRB- who kept strict note of time -RRB- remarked , achieved a sail of 180 miles in 18 hours . Edward stood on the deck beside his mother , straining his eyes to the proud summit of Cape Diamond , where the British flag waved in a flood of moonlight . `` Oh , mother , '' he exclaimed , `` what a kind friend the moon has been to us . ''