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I shall seek a more northerly current to-morrow morning if this wind does not become more favorable by that time . '' They finally tired of walking and sat conversing until nearly ten o'clock , when , by general consent , they retired , except Will , who remained up to keep a lookout , and to watch the barometer and thermometer . Relating how the Beautiful Picnic Progressed . Shortly before six o'clock all arose . The Doctor and his wife , at her earnest solicitation , ascended to the observatory to witness the sunrise . Mattie had manifested symptoms of vertigo that morning on first looking out , and decided not to go up with them . The exertion of climbing that long flight of stairs flushed the lovely face of Mrs. Jones , and her cheeks were like twin roses when they reached the observatory .