eleven o'clock before
The meeting then adjourned without day . The five minutes past six train , express from Boston , arrived on time , and at twenty minutes of eight , Mr. Quincy Adams Sawyer entered the private dining-room in the Eagle Hotel . There he found gathered Mr. Tobias Smith , Mr. Wallace Stackpole , Mr. Ezekiel Pettengill , Mr. Sylvester Chisholm , and the Board of Selectmen , making the party of eight which Quincy had mentioned . It was eleven o'clock before the dinner party broke up , and during that time Quincy had heard from one or another of the party a full account of the doings at the town meeting . It is needless to say that he was satisfied with the results , but he said nothing to indicate that fact in the presence of the Board of Selectmen . They were the first to leave , and then there was an opportunity for mutual congratulations by the remaining members of the party . To these four should be added Mr. Parsons , the proprietor , upon whose face rested a broad smile when he presented his bill for the day 's expenses , and the sum was paid by Quincy .