night, about eleven o'clock
There was no means of flight , and I leave you to imagine the rage of the Canadian when I informed him of our situation . For myself , I was not particularly sorry . I felt lightened of the load which had oppressed me , and was able to return with some degree of calmness to my accustomed work . That night , about eleven o'clock , I received a most unexpected visit from Captain Nemo . He asked me very graciously if I felt fatigued from my watch of the preceding night . I answered in the negative . `` Then , M. Aronnax , I propose a curious excursion . ''