twelve o'clock before
The new arrangement was attended with at least one disadvantage . The bottom light being covered up , a convenient view of the Moon 's surface could not be had as soon as they should begin to fall in a perpendicular descent . This , however , was only a slight matter , as the side lights would permit the adventurers to enjoy quite as favorable a view of the vast regions of the Moon as is afforded to balloon travellers when looking down on the Earth over the sides of their car . The disc arrangement was completed in about an hour , but it was not till past twelve o'clock before things were restored to their usual order . Barbican then tried to make fresh observations regarding the inclination of the Projectile ; but to his very decided chagrin he found that it had not yet turned over sufficiently to commence the perpendicular fall : on the contrary , it even seemed to be following a curve rather parallel with that of the lunar disc . The Queen of the Stars now glittered with a light more dazzling than ever , whilst from an opposite part of the sky the glorious King of Day flooded her with his fires . The situation began to look a little serious .