about ten minutes to three
`` Wait until I light this candle , and we 'll see , '' said George . `` No , no , do n't do that , '' said Frank . `` The coast-guards may be on the watch , and , if they see a light in the house , will be getting ready for us . '' And , going to the clock , he opened it , and , feeling of the hands , said , `` It 's about ten minutes to three . '' `` What shall we do ? '' inquired Ben . `` Let us go and see what our friends of the squadron are doing , '' said Thomas ; `` and , if they are not on hand , we can slip over and land our goods . ''