About ten o'clock
By evening all was ready ; they would be under way by daybreak the next morning . There was a possibility of their being forced to tow the schooner out by means of the dory , so light were the airs inside . Once beyond the heads , however , they were sure of a breeze . About ten o'clock that night , the same uncanny trembling ran through the schooner again , and about half an hour later she lifted gently once or twice . But after that she was undisturbed . Later on in the night -- or rather early in the morning -- Wilbur woke suddenly in his hammock without knowing why , and got up and stood listening . The `` Bertha Millner '' was absolutely quiet .