About seven o'clock
I hastened on to the platform . Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen . A torrent had carried us from one sea to another . About seven o'clock Ned and Conseil joined me . `` Well , Sir Naturalist , '' said the Canadian , in a slightly jovial tone , `` and the Mediterranean ? '' `` We are floating on its surface , friend Ned . '' `` What ! ''