about ten o'clock
Miss Panney left Thorbury the next morning , but she had to go without seeing Phoebe , who did not appear at the station . She arrived at Barport in the afternoon , and went directly to the house of the friend to whom she had written , and who , it is to be hoped , was glad to see her . She deferred making her presence known to the Bannister party until the next morning . When she called at their hotel about ten o'clock , she was informed that they had all gone down to the beach ; and as they could not be expected to return very soon , Miss Panney betook herself to the ocean 's edge to look for them . She found a wide stretch of sand crowded with bathers and spectators . It had been a long time since she had visited the seashore , and she discovered that seaside customs and costumes had changed very much . She was surprised , amused , and at times indignant ; but , as she had come to look for the Bannisters , she confined herself to that business , postponing reflections and judgments .