ten o'clock
Good-by . '' The Comfort never made better time than on that homeward trip . I anchored her at her moorings , went ashore in the skiff , and hastened up to the house . It was past ten o'clock and I would be over an hour late at the bank . A fine beginning for my first day in charge of the institution ! The dining-room door was open , but no one was in the dining-room . The kitchen door , however , was shut and from behind it I heard Dorinda 's voice .