six o'clock in the morning
The fact that Dr. Jones had interested himself in a sick girl in the heart of Russia , even though she was the only child of a Count who stood high with the Emperor of all the Russias , could not excuse him to his Government for holding in abeyance the mighty interests of the expedition upon which it had projected him . For two more days the northerly winds prevailed . Then came the hoped-for , yet dreaded , change . At six o'clock in the morning , the Professor rapped upon Dr. Jones ' chamber door . `` Come , Doctor , '' he cried . `` Ho ! for the North Pole .