nine o'clock
He had a very good dinner , all by himself , in a great dining room with long tables in it , where there were at the same time several other persons and parties dining . After dinner he went out to ramble about the town . He was surprised at the massive masonry of the piers , and breakwaters , and forts , that lined the shores , and at the number of vessels and steamers in the basin . He returned to the hotel in good season , and amused himself there till nine o'clock observing the different parties of travellers that were continually coming and going . The next morning he watched for the diligence from a piazza on the second story of the hotel -- the diligence office being at the next door . The diligence arrived at the proper time , and Rollo called out to his uncle George when he saw him getting out from the coupé . This was at seven o'clock ; at eight Mr. George and Rollo embarked , with a great many others , in a small boat , to go on board the steamer , and at half past eight the paddles of the steamer began to revolve , and to bear them rapidly away from the shores of Italy out over the blue waters of the Mediterranean , on the route to Marseilles .