one
o'clock
The others felt much the same . It must be remembered that they had had neither supper nor breakfast , except for the cup of coffee that they had taken before starting out on their tramp . The guardian had hoped to reach her destination in time for luncheon , when she knew the girls would have a satisfying meal . However , the hour was near to one o'clock when finally the boy shouted to them . They halted and waited for him . `` Lonesome Cove down there , ` bout a quarter of a mile , '' he informed them , jerking the butt of his whip in the direction of a thin forest of spindling pines to the right of the highway . `` Ocean right over there . ''