noon
And on the morrow , the whole family , Kings , Whitneys , Fishers and Peppers , turned their backs on the gray stone mansion and went down to the city . And Alexia Rhys persuaded her aunt to do her semi-annual shopping at this time , and to take her too ; and Mr. Alstyne also had business that necessitated his going , and Mr. Cabot and Mary Taylor , and her father found they must go along too ; and Hamilton Dyce was there , and Pickering Dodge , of course , went to be company for Ben on the way back . And at the last moment who should jump on the train but Livingston Bayley . `` Had a telegram , '' he explained ; `` must be there at noon . So glad of the unexpected pleasure of meeting you all . '' And Cousin Eunice Chatterton went ; for , at the last minute , she had suddenly discovered that she had visited at the gray stone mansion as long as she cared to , and notified the family accordingly . And Mr. King had so far made up for his part in the late unpleasantness as to ask her to go with the party , on her way to her nephew 's in the city .