nine o'clock
As he slipped past the door of Anne 's suite , he stopped just an instant . `` Good-night , Anne , '' he said . Armitage gained next morning a very perfect idea of the regard which the Wellington household held for the head of it . Mr. Wellington had waited in New York for the _ Mayfair _ , and not only Anne , but Mrs. Wellington and the boys took their post on the southeastern veranda soon after nine o'clock , while Ronald glued his eyes to the big telescope . After he had alternately picked up a white Lackawanna tug and a Maine-bound steamship as the _ Mayfair _ , Anne lost patience . `` Mother , '' she said , `` why not send for McCall ? He used to be a sailor , I believe , and will , no doubt , be able to pick up the yacht miles farther away than we can . ''