ten o'clock
Now haul in the sounding line . It will be the work of some hours . In that time the engineer can light the furnaces , and we shall be ready to start as soon as you have finished . It is ten o'clock , and with your permission , lieutenant , I will turn in . '' `` Do so , sir ; do so ! '' replied the lieutenant obligingly . The captain of the Susquehanna , as brave a man as need be , and the humble servant of his officers , returned to his cabin , took a brandy-grog , which earned for the steward no end of praise , and turned in , not without having complimented his servant upon his making beds , and slept a peaceful sleep .