ten o'clock
The details of the projector were worked out by six that evening , and the numerous castings and machined pieces that were to be used were to be made in the Venerian machine shops . One difficulty after another arose and was overcome . Night came on , and still they continued work . The Venerian workmen had promised to have the apparatus for them by ten o'clock the next morning -- or what corresponded to ten o'clock . Shortly after three o'clock that morning they had finished the apparatus , had connected all the controls , and had placed the last of the projector directors . Except for the projector they were ready , and Morey , Wade and Fuller turned in to get what sleep they could . But Arcot , telling them there was something he wished to get , took another dose of Immorpho and stepped out into the steaming rain .