eight o’clock
Then Paganel tried to make him understand their new interpretation of the document , and the consequent hopes they were indulging . Whether the Indian actually understood his ingenious hypothesis was a question ; but he saw that they were glad and confident , and that was enough for him . As can easily be imagined , after their compulsory rest on the OMBU , the travelers were up betimes and ready to start . At eight o'clock they set off . No means of transport being procurable so far south , they were compelled to walk . However , it was not more than forty miles now that they had to go , and Thaouka would not refuse to give a lift occasionally to a tired pedestrian , or even to a couple at a pinch . In thirty-six hours they might reach the shores of the Atlantic .