ten o'clock at night
The mate understood that the incognito was to be respected . But had the flying machine sufficient power to tow them through the water ? Yes ; and the boat , attached to a hundred feet of rope , began to move off towards the east . At ten o'clock at night the land was sighted -- or rather they could see the lights which indicated its position . This rescue from the sky had come just in time for the survivors of the `` Jeannette , '' and they had good reason to believe it miraculous . When they had been taken to the mouth of the channel leading among the Chonos Islands , Robur shouted to them to cast off the tow-line . This , with many a blessing to those who had saved them , they did , and the `` Albatross '' headed out to the offing .