eight o'clock
`` While I hope we all believe in the English one , I think the members of the order prefer the French one . '' `` If they are suited , I am , '' replied Grace , cheerfully . The ship was still going along under easy sail , though the weather promised to be unfavorable before morning . At eight o'clock , the starboard watch , with the first and third lieutenants in charge , took the deck , and the port watch went below . They were to be ready for duty at twelve . Everything on deck was as pleasant as a merry-making . None of the passengers were seasick .