about ten o'clock
There was plainly no use trying to hint at delicate proprieties to a girl in such a mood . Gorman , after one or two attempts , gave it up . He had , indeed , quite early in the day , other things to attend to . At about ten o'clock there were signs of great activity on board the Megalian navy . The crew -- there appeared to be about fifteen men altogether -- was paraded on deck and addressed from the bridge by the admiral . The speech must have been an exciting and important one , for the admiral gesticulated violently . When he stopped , the crew cheered .