seven o'clock
He ordered his fastest horse to be brought to the door ; and he drove , at a furious pace , to Ipswich , which was a little nearer than Beverly , and the train would arrive there half an hour later . At five o'clock in the morning he was in Portland . He chartered a large sail-boat , and stood down the harbor . At seven o'clock he discovered The Starry Flag , off Cape Elizabeth . Mr. Watson was angry because Levi had left him behind ; angry because Levi had taken Bessie and not taken him . Though an unpleasant word had never before passed between them , the father -- whose ideas of propriety were very clearly defined -- determined that some emphatic words should be used on the present occasion . He paid his boatman , when the yacht had been hailed , and in due time was transferred to her .