five o'clock in the morning
Levi knew of it , or he might have doubted Mat 's story . Mr. Watson was a man of action . He ordered his fastest horse to be brought to the door ; and he drove , at a furious pace , to Ipswich , which was a little nearer than Beverly , and the train would arrive there half an hour later . At five o'clock in the morning he was in Portland . He chartered a large sail-boat , and stood down the harbor . At seven o'clock he discovered The Starry Flag , off Cape Elizabeth . Mr. Watson was angry because Levi had left him behind ; angry because Levi had taken Bessie and not taken him .