midnight
The dreadful death of the three mutineers appeared to have had a sensible effect upon their companions , who walked away from the beach with their heads down and with measured steps . They were now seen to be perambulating the island , probably in search of that water which they required . At noon , they returned to their tent , and soon afterwards were in a state of intoxication , hallooing and shouting as the day before . Towards the evening they came down to the beach abreast of the ship , each with a vessel in their hands , and perceiving that they had attracted the notice of our hero and Mesty , tossed the contents of the vessels up in the air to show that they had found water , and hooting and deriding , went back , dancing , leaping , and kicking up their heels , to renew their orgies , which continued till after midnight , when they were all stupefied as before . The next day Jack had recovered from the first shock which the catastrophe had given him , and he called Mesty into the cabin to hold a consultation . `` Mesty , how is this to end ? '' `` How you mean , sar ?