about five o'clock in the morning
I am not free , but it is the beginning of freedom . On the point the forms of a few sentries stand out against the clear sky , so motionless that they might be mistaken for pieces of the rock . On the horizon to the west the position lights of the warship show in a luminous line . From a few gray patches discernable in the east , I calculate that it must be about five o'clock in the morning . _ November 18 _ . -- It is now light enough for me to be able to complete my notes relating the details of my visit to Thomas Roch 's laboratory -- the last lines my hand will trace , perhaps . I have begun to write , and shall dot down the incidents of the attack as they occur .