When
darkness came over the earth, I betook myself to bed, although it
was for many hours afterward broad daylight all around my immediate
situation. The water-clock was punctual in its duty, and I slept until
next morning soundly, with the exception of the periodical
interruption.
April 4th. Arose in good health and spirits, and was astonished at
the singular change which had taken place in the appearance of the
sea. It had lost, in a great measure, the deep tint of blue it had
hitherto worn, being now of a grayish-white, and of a lustre
dazzling to the eye. The islands were no longer visible; whether
they had passed down the horizon to the southeast, or whether my
increasing elevation had left them out of sight, it is impossible to
say. I was inclined, however, to the latter opinion. The rim of ice to
the northward was growing more and more apparent. Cold by no means
so intense. Nothing of importance occurred, and I passed the day in
reading, having taken care to supply myself with books.
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