ten o'clock
I thought that Mademoiselle took exception to the poor cliffs because they were those of my native land . Madame proved more amenable to reason , however , and the captain , whose knowledge of French was not great , made an easier convert of her than of Lucille , who spoke English prettily enough , while her mother knew only the one tongue . `` There is bad weather coming , '' said the captain to me later in the day . `` And I wish the tide served for Lowestoft harbour earlier than ten o'clock . '' We anchored just astern of the coast-service gunboat , and a few hundred yards south of the pier at Lowestoft , awaiting the rise of the tide . At eleven o'clock we moved in , and passing through the dock into the river , anchored there for the night . I gave Madame the choice of passing the night on board and going ashore to the hotel , as it was too late to drive to Hopton .