About eight o'clock
After the boys had walked all over Gottenburg , they were weary enough to retire at eight bells in the evening , especially as they were to turn out at two o'clock the next morning , for the trip up the Göta Canal . At the appointed time , the steamer came alongside the ship , where she took the excursionists on board , the boats of the other vessels conveying their crews to the Young America . As it was still dark , not a few of the boys finished their nap in the little steamer . About eight o'clock , she reached the long series of locks by which the canal passes the Falls of Trollhätten , and the excursionists walked for a couple of hours through the beautiful scenery , and embarking again in the steamer , arrived at Wenersberg , where they obtained a view of the Wenern Lake , and proceeded by special train to Herrljunga , and thence , by regular train , to Gottenburg , where they arrived before eight in the evening . The wind was fair , and the squadron immediately sailed to the southward . The principal was annoyed by the absence of not less than a dozen of the students ; but he had every confidence in the zeal and discretion of Peaks , who was to take charge of the cutter 's crew , and he left the head steward at Gottenburg to find Scott and Laybold . He feared that the success of these wanderers would encourage others to follow their example , and increased vigilance seemed to be necessary on the part of the instructors .