8:30
I informed them of Captain Nemo 's proposition . Conseil was eager to accept , and this time the Canadian proved perfectly amenable to going with us . It was eight o'clock in the morning . By 8:30 we were suited up for this new stroll and equipped with our two devices for lighting and breathing . The double door opened , and accompanied by Captain Nemo with a dozen crewmen following , we set foot on the firm seafloor where the Nautilus was resting , ten meters down . A gentle slope gravitated to an uneven bottom whose depth was about fifteen fathoms . This bottom was completely different from the one I had visited during my first excursion under the waters of the Pacific Ocean .