ten o'clock
`` Captain Downes will be glad , sir , if you will go on board ; there is something particular that he wants to speak to you about . '' Frank at once put on his hat . `` We had a sharp fight with the smugglers last night , your honour , '' the sailor said as they started . `` We had been cruising about for two days to the west , and yesterday morning we made out to sea and held east , and at ten o'clock came into Swanage Bay . We came upon the lugger that has fooled us so many times , and for once we caught her napping . They were at work unloading a cargo when we came up , and she did not make us out until we were within a couple of cables ' - length of her , then she slipped and ran ; I expect she would have shown us her heels as usual , but we gave her a broadside , and that big spar of hers came down with a run , and we were alongside in no time . They made a tough fight of it , but pretty nigh half her crew were ashore with the kegs .