ten o'clock
`` The storm wo n't last forever , and I 'm sure if the engines are not fixed by morning , Mr. Ronald will signal for a tow to pull us into the city . '' `` That will be the only thing to do , '' said the yachtsman . `` But the trouble will be remedied before morning , I am sure . '' At ten o'clock the storm had abated to some extent , though the rain was still beating in sheets against the cabin windows . The wind , however , seemed to have lost its great velocity , and the yacht did not toss as badly . Under these comforting circumstances the girls and Aunt Betty retired to the staterooms of the yacht , where they threw themselves in the bunks thoroughly dressed , resolved to get what rest they could . In the cabin the men smoked and told stories , while Jim sat near , an interested listener .