About one o'clock in the morning
That they might help them mattered little to him . With the powers of offense possessed by the `` Albatross '' they would be promptly terrified and dispersed . The capture of the prisoners was certain , and once he had them again , `` They will not escape from X Island ! '' About one o'clock in the morning the fore-screw was finished , and all that had to be done was to get it back to its place . This would take about an hour . That done , the `` Albatross '' would be headed southwest and the stern-screw could be taken in hand . And how about the match that was burning in the deserted cabin ?