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In
the
early
morning
of
the
9th
the
wind
showed
a
tendency
to
change
in
the
direction
of
the
east
,
which
would
mean
more
manageable
weather
for
us
.
And
,
in
fact
,
although
the
sea
still
remained
rough
,
at
about
two
in
the
morning
it
became
feasible
to
put
on
more
sail
without
risk
,
and
thus
the
Halbrane
regained
the
course
from
which
she
had
been
driven
by
the
prolonged
tempest
.
In
that
portion
of
the
Antarctic
sea
the
ice
-
packs
were
more
numerous
,
and
there
was
reason
to
believe
that
the
tempest
,
by
hastening
the
smash
-
up
,
had
broken
the
barrier
of
the
iceberg
wall
towards
the
east
.
Although
the
seas
beyond
the
Polar
Circle
were
wildly
tumultuous
,
it
is
but
just
to
acknowledge
that
our
navigation
had
been
accomplished
so
far
under
exceptional
conditions
.
And
what
good
luck
it
would
be
if
the
Halbrane
,
in
this
first
fortnight
of
December
,
were
to
find
the
Weddell
route
open
!
There
!
I
am
talking
of
the
Weddell
route
as
though
it
were
a
macadamized
road
,
well
kept
,
with
mile
-
stones
and
“
This
way
to
the
South
Pole
”
on
a
signpost
!
The
numerous
wandering
masses
of
ice
gave
our
men
no
trouble
;
they
were
easily
avoided
.
It
seemed
likely
that
no
real
difficulties
would
arise
until
the
schooner
should
have
to
try
to
make
a
passage
for
herself
through
the
icebergs
.
Besides
,
there
was
no
surprise
to
be
feared
.
The
presence
of
ice
was
indicated
by
a
yellowish
tint
in
the
atmosphere
,
which
the
whalers
called
“
blink
.
”
This
is
a
phenomenon
peculiar
to
the
glacial
zones
which
never
deceives
the
observer
.
For
five
successive
days
the
Halbrane
sailed
without
sustaining
any
damage
,
without
having
,
even
for
a
moment
,
had
to
fear
a
collision
.
It
is
true
that
in
proportion
as
she
advanced
towards
the
south
the
number
of
icepacks
increased
and
the
channels
became
narrower
.
On
the
14th
an
observation
gave
us
72
°
37
’
for
latitude
,
our
longitude
remaining
the
same
,
between
the
forty
-
second
and
the
forty
-
third
meridian
.
This
was
already
a
point
beyond
the
Antarctic
Circle
that
few
navigators
had
been
able
to
reach
.
We
were
at
only
two
degrees
lower
than
Weddell
.
The
navigation
of
the
schooner
naturally
became
a
more
delicate
matter
in
the
midst
of
those
dim
,
wan
masses
soiled
with
the
excreta
of
birds
.
Many
of
them
had
a
leprous
look
:
compared
with
their
already
considerable
volume
,
how
small
our
little
ship
,
over
whose
mast
some
of
the
icebergs
already
towered
,
must
have
appeared
!
Captain
Len
Guy
admirably
combined
boldness
and
prudence
in
his
command
of
his
ship
.
He
never
passed
to
leeward
of
an
iceberg
,
if
the
distance
did
not
guarantee
the
success
of
any
manoeuvre
whatsoever
that
might
suddenly
become
necessary
.
He
was
familiar
with
all
the
contingencies
of
ice
-
navigation
,
and
was
not
afraid
to
venture
into
the
midst
of
these
flotillas
of
drifts
and
packs
.
That
day
he
said
to
me
,
—
“
Mr
.
Jeorling
;
this
is
not
the
first
time
that
I
have
tried
to
penetrate
into
the
Polar
Sea
,
and
without
success
.
Well
,
if
I
made
the
attempt
to
do
this
when
I
had
nothing
but
presumption
as
to
the
fate
of
the
Jane
to
go
upon
,
what
shall
I
not
do
now
that
presumption
is
changed
into
certainty
?
”
