This trace, together with a junction connecting it with the circular road, is discovered in the course of the morning.

Half the troop takes advantage of it to visit the earth in the pot and climb the palm; the other half remains on the ledge and continues to walk along the old rail.

In the afternoon the band of emigrants rejoins the others, the circuit is completed and things return to their original condition.
We come to the fifth day.

The night frost becomes more intense, without however as yet reaching the greenhouse.

It is followed by bright sunshine in a calm and limpid sky.