Noon
He seemed impatient and vexed . But what was to be done ? This rash and powerful man could not command the sun as he did the sea . Noon arrived without the orb of day showing itself for an instant . We could not even tell its position behind the curtain of fog ; and soon the fog turned to snow . `` Till to-morrow , '' said the Captain , quietly , and we returned to the Nautilus amid these atmospheric disturbances . The tempest of snow continued till the next day .