noon
Here 's a capital rig-out o ' dry clothes too . '' A few sips of brandy soon restored the circulation which had well-nigh been arrested , and when she had been clothed in the dry garments , Ailie felt comparatively comfortable , and expressed her thanks to Phil Briant with tears in her eyes . A calm often succeeds a storm somewhat suddenly , especially in southern latitudes . Soon after daybreak the wind moderated , and before noon it ceased entirely , though the sea kept breaking in huge rolling billows on the sandbank for many hours afterwards . The sun , too , came out hot and brilliant , shedding a warm radiance over the little sea-girt spot as well as over the hearts of the crew . Human nature exhibits wonderful and sudden changes . Men spring from the depths of despair to the very summit , of light-hearted hope , and very frequently , too , without a very obvious cause to account for the violent change .