eleven o'clock
He regretted very much that he had avoided him , and he thought more of uncle Royal than ever before in his life . He had regarded him as a rich man , who was selfish , and who had neglected his sister , the boy 's mother . He had not been in her house since she was married . At eleven o'clock the Goldwing was off Colchester Light ; and it was likely to take a couple of hours more to finish the trip . Dory had eaten his breakfast at five o'clock ; and , if he was not hungry , he was faint , and felt the need of food . Mechanically he opened the basket the hotel-keeper had given him . It contained the choicest food from the table of the hotel ; and he ate , though rather from a sense of duty than because he felt much interested in the operation .