three o’clock in the morning
Ned Land was all for jumping overboard . I forced him to wait . As I saw it , the Nautilus would attack the double-decker on the surface of the waves , and then it would be not only possible but easy to escape . At three o'clock in the morning , full of uneasiness , I climbed onto the platform . Captain Nemo had n't left it . He stood in the bow next to his flag , which a mild breeze was unfurling above his head . His eyes never left that vessel .