ten o’clock in the morning
It lights us , and with a uniformity and continuity not even possessed by sunlight . Now , look at that clock : it 's electric , it runs with an accuracy rivaling the finest chronometers . I 've had it divided into twenty-four hours like Italian clocks , since neither day nor night , sun nor moon , exist for me , but only this artificial light that I import into the depths of the seas ! See , right now it 's ten o'clock in the morning . '' `` That 's perfect . '' `` Another use for electricity : that dial hanging before our eyes indicates how fast the Nautilus is going . An electric wire puts it in contact with the patent log ; this needle shows me the actual speed of my submersible .