one o'clock
When this was done , Captain Nemo and his men rose ; then , approaching the grave , they knelt again , and all extended their hands in sign of a last adieu . Then the funeral procession returned to the Nautilus , passing under the arches of the forest , in the midst of thickets , along the coral bushes , and still on the ascent . At last the light of the ship appeared , and its luminous track guided us to the Nautilus . At one o'clock we had returned . As soon as I had changed my clothes I went up on to the platform , and , a prey to conflicting emotions , I sat down near the binnacle . Captain Nemo joined me . I rose and said to him : `` So , as I said he would , this man died in the night ? ''