ten o'clock before
That 's the captain 's orders . The matter rests there , and it is n't any use to say anything more about it . '' Mat went on deck , leaving Bessie to weep over her unhappy fate , with no one but Mrs. Vincent to comfort her . Mr. Watson drove to Gloucester ; but at this hour in the evening he had some difficulty in finding the telegraphic operator , and it was fully ten o'clock before he returned to his house in Rockport , ready to go on board of the yacht . `` Why , I thought you had gone ! '' exclaimed Mrs. Watson , when her husband presented himself . `` No ; I was detained in Gloucester .