noon
At six in the morning I rose . The hatches had not been opened . The inner air was not renewed , but the reservoirs , filled ready for any emergency , were now resorted to , and discharged several cubic feet of oxygen into the exhausted atmosphere of the Nautilus . I worked in my room till noon , without having seen Captain Nemo , even for an instant . On board no preparations for departure were visible . I waited still some time , then went into the large saloon . The clock marked half-past two .