six o'clock
Now , after what he had heard from el-Tadhil , he began to fear whether in the presence of far greater events , all his acts would not fade into insignificance , just as a drop of rain disappears in the sea . `` Perhaps , '' he thought with bitterness , `` nobody will pay attention to what I have accomplished , and Smain will not even be pleased that I have brought those children to him ; '' and he was gnawed by this thought . The morrow was to dispel or confirm those fears ; so he awaited it with impatience . The sun rose at six o'clock , and the bustle among the dervishes began . Nur el-Tadhil soon appeared and ordered them to prepare for the journey . He declared at the same time that they would go to the ferry on foot , beside his horse . To Stas ' great joy , Dinah led Nell from an upper floor ; after which they proceeded on the rampart , skirting the whole city , as far as the place at which the ferry boats stopped .