four o'clock in the
morning
The atmosphere may have taken refuge in the depths of the chasms , in the interior of the craters , or even on the opposite side of the Moon , for all we know ! '' `` Still we must remember , '' observed Barbican , `` that even the sharpest eye can not detect a man at a distance greater than four miles and a-half , and our glasses have not yet brought us nearer than five . '' `` Which means to say , '' observed Ardan , `` that though we ca n't see the Selenites , they can see our Projectile ! '' But matters had not improved much when , towards four o'clock in the morning , the travellers found themselves on the 50th parallel , and at a distance of only about 375 miles from the lunar surface . Still no trace of the least movement , or even of the lowest form of life . `` What peaked mountain is that which we have just passed on our right ? '' asked Ardan .