seven o’clock
Peter Walsh , having breakfasted , strolled down the street towards the quay . When he reached it he surveyed the boats which lay there with a long , deliberate stare . The Blue Wanderer was at her moorings . The Tortoise , with a new iron on her rudder , had gone out at seven o'clock . There were three boats from the islands and one large hooker lying at the quay . Peter Walsh made quite sure that there was nothing which called for comment or investigation in the appearance of any of these . Then he lit his pipe and took his seat on one of the windows of Brannigan 's shop .