8:25
I often studied the instruments hanging on the lounge wall . The pressure gauge indicated that the Nautilus stayed at a constant depth of 300 meters , the compass that it kept heading south , the log that it was traveling at a speed of twenty miles per hour , an excessive speed in such a cramped area . But Captain Nemo knew that by this point there was no such thing as too fast , since minutes were now worth centuries . At 8:25 a second collision took place . This time astern . I grew pale . My companions came over .