midnight
They had supper ashore at seven , having dressed themselves in shore-going attire , but it was noticeable that it was the _ Follow Me 's _ company who made the most of the meal . Neil met up with an acquaintance on the hotel porch after supper -- they chose to call it supper although it was really a full-course dinner -- and that meeting led to introductions and the boys `` did the society act , '' to use Perry 's disgusted phrase , for the rest of the evening . As it was a Saturday night there was a dance going on , and Steve and Joe and Han , of the _ Adventurer 's _ crowd , and several of the other boat 's company , took part . They did n't get back to the boats until almost midnight , and Perry fell asleep in the dingey , on the second trip , and had to be practically hoisted aboard . He muttered protestingly until he had been dumped in his berth and then promptly went to sleep as he was . They spent the next day at Shelter Island , not because anyone considered it wrong to cruise on Sunday , but because Steve and Joe and Han had discovered attractions at the hotel . Perry demanded that the question of staying be put to a vote and the rest agreed , but the result was n't what Perry had hoped for because Neil basely cast his ballot with Steve and Joe and Han .