About two o'clock
The second lieutenant then came on to the platform , and gave the usual order below . As for Captain Nemo , he did not appear . Of the people on board , I only saw the impassive steward , who served me with his usual dumb regularity . About two o'clock , I was in the drawing-room , busied in arranging my notes , when the Captain opened the door and appeared . I bowed . He made a slight inclination in return , without speaking . I resumed my work , hoping that he would perhaps give me some explanation of the events of the preceding night .