ten o'clock
And she 's worth loving , too , because she 's so kind , '' adds the good dame , significantly canting her head . Daylight was now breaking in the east , and as there seemed no chance of making a search on the bank that day , such was the fierceness of the wind , the two men drank again of the punch , spread their blankets before the fire , lay their hardy figures down , and were soon in a profound sleep . The woman , more watchful , coiled herself in a corner of the room on some sail-cloth , but did not sleep . At ten o'clock they were aroused by the neighbours , who , in great anxiety , had come to inform them of an event they were already conscious of , -- adding , however , as an evidence of what had taken place , that sixteen male and three female bodies , borne to the rips at the point , had been thrown upon the shore . The denizens of the point were indeed in a state of excitement ; a messenger had been sent into the town for the coroner , which said functionary soon spread the news about , creating no little commotion among the inhabitants , many of whom repaired to the scene of the disaster . When it became known that two witnesses to the dire misfortune had been spared to tell the tale , and were now at Stores ' house , the excitement calmed into sympathy . The wrecker 's little village resounded with curious enquiries , and few were they who would be satisfied without a recital of the sad tale by the rescued men .