half past two
said the chief pleasurer . Then , `` When does the next boat leave ? '' he asked of the agent , who had emerged with a compassionate face from the waiting-rooms on the wharf . `` At half past two . '' `` And it 's now five minutes past nine , '' moaned the merrymakers . `` Why , I 'll tell you what you can do , '' said the agent ; `` you can go to Hingham by the Old Colony cars , and so come back by the Hull and Hingham boat . '' `` That 's it ! ''