The storm had blown us off our course to the south-east considerably; and the next morning we tacked to the northward, and continued due north all that day and the next.

It may have been fancy; but we all dated our recovery from this change of course.

It had stopped raining, and the wind gradually went down.
Now that the nausea had passed off we were hungry as wolves, and kept Palmleaf, who was now quite recovered, busy cooking all day long....
The weather continued cloudy.

The view from the damp deck was dull to the last degree.Capt.Mazard was in considerable doubt as to our latitude.

Not a glimpse of the sun had he been able to catch for five days; and during this time we had been sailing sometimes very fast, then scarcely making way in the teeth of the strong north-easter.