"This is really pandering to the base but universal passion that men, and especially seafarers, have for getting up late, otherwise we would be honest and make our routine earlier instead of flogging the clock." During the concluding days of September the roar of the pressure grew louder, and I could see that the area of disturbance was rapidly approaching the ship.

Stupendous forces were at work and the fields of firm ice around the 'Endurance' were being diminished steadily.
September 30 was a bad day.

It began well, for we got two penguins and five seals during the morning.

Three other seals were seen.

But at 3 p.m.cracks that had opened during the night alongside the ship commenced to work in a lateral direction.