eight o’clock
He was gone ! '' I laid my knife and fork down and leaned back in my chair . My head swam . After a while , when sufficiently recovered to speak in a steady voice , I instructed my mate to put the ship round at eight o'clock himself . `` I wo n't come on deck , '' I went on . `` I think I 'll turn in , and unless the wind shifts I do n't want to be disturbed before midnight . I feel a bit seedy . ''