nine o'clock
I happened to meet him as , in some disappointment at having missed you , he was leaving the hotel , where he had learned that you might be gone for two days . I then offered to deliver any message that he should send to you , this morning . When he was informed that you were but ten miles away , in the country , he said that his business with you was pressing ; and he asked if it would be possible for you to return to town for a few hours this morning . Then I said that I would convey to you his wishes , and that if you so desired you could be at your hotel before nine o'clock -- at which hour he said he would call at the Loomis House , with the hope of meeting you . '' I thanked the doctor ; and after consulting Bainbridge , said I would avail myself of the offer to return at once to Bellevue . I appreciated that it would be Bainbridge and not I who would have to manage Peters . It was a disappointment to think of missing Peters ' story at first-hand ; but I hoped to return by the middle of the afternoon , and I knew that Bainbridge could repeat with accuracy all that the old sailor should say .