noon
I 'm goin ' all right ! This suttenly am th ' most kloslosterous conjunctivity of combativeness that I ever sagaciated ! '' and he began to do a sort of impromptu cake-walk . It was now noon , but the adventurers did not think of dinner in the excitement of approaching the mysterious island . The speed of the ship was increased that they might the more quickly come to it . As they approached they could see the masses of vapor more plainly , and it appeared that some great commotion must be going on inside the big hole , since clouds of steam arose . `` I only hope it does n't prove too hot for us , '' observed the professor .