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Whether it covered a treacherous iceberg, or some other hidden obstacle against which our little sloop would dash and send us to a watery grave, or was merely the phenomenon of an Arctic fog, there was no way to determine. WHETHER IT COVERED A TREACHEROUS ICEBERG OR SOME OTHER HIDDEN OBSTACLE AGAINST WHICH OUR LITTLE SLOOP WOULD DASH AND SEND US TO A WATERY GRAVE OR WAS MERELY THE PHENOMENON OF AN ARCTIC FOG THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE
ay to determine how long I slept; I only know that I was rudely awakened by a terrible commotion of the sloop. To my surprise, I found my father sleeping soundly. I cried out lustily to him, and starting up, he sprang quickly to his feet. Indeed, had he not instantly clutched the rail, he would certainly have been thrown into the seething waves. A fierce snow-storm was raging. The wind was directly astern, driving our sloop at a terrific speed, and was threatening every moment to capsize us. There was no time to lose, the sails had to be lowered immediately. Our boat was writhing in convulsions. A few icebergs we knew were on either side of us, but fortunately the channel was open directly to the north. But would it remain so? In front of us, girding the horizon from left to right, was a vaporish fog or mist, black as Egyptian night at the water's edge, and white like a steam-cloud toward the top, which was finally lost to view as it blended with the great white flakes of falling snow. E WATCH I HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE HOW LONG I SLEPT I ONLY KNOW THAT I WAS RUDELY AWAKENED BY A TERRIBLE COMMOTION OF THE SLOOP TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND MY FATHER SLEEPING SOUNDLY I CRIED OUT LUSTILY TO HIM AND STARTING UP HE SPRANG UP QUICKLY TO HIS FEET INDEED HAD HE NOT INSTANTLY CLUTCHED THE RAIL HE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE SEETHING WEIGHTS A FIERCE SNOW STORM WAS RAGING THE WIND WAS DIRECTLY ASTERN DRIVING OUR SLOPE AT A TERRIFIC SPEED AND WAS THREATENING EVERY MOMENT TO CAPSIZE US THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOSE THE SAILS HAD TO BE LOWERED IMMEDIATELY OUR BOAT WAS WRITHING IN CONVULSIONS A FEW ICEBERGS WE KNEW WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF US BUT FORTUNATELY THE CHANNEL WAS OPEN DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH BUT WOULD IT REMAIN SO IN FRONT OF US GIRDING THE HORIZON TO LEFT TO RIGHT WAS A VAPORISH FOG OR MIST BLACK AS THE EGYPTIAN NIGHT AT THE WATER'S EDGE AND WHITE LIKE A STEAM CLOUD TOWARD THE TOP WHICH WAS FINALLY LOST TO VIEW AS IT BLENDED WITH THE GREAT WHITE FLAKES OF FALLING SNOW
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