About eight in the morning
-LSB- Illustration : `` Thirty-two degrees below zero ! '' -RSB- `` Ten degrees more , '' said Vasling , `` and the mercury will freeze ! '' A mournful silence followed this remark . About eight in the morning Penellan essayed a second time to go out to judge of their situation . It was necessary to give an escape to the smoke , which the wind had several times repelled into the hut . The sailor wrapped his cloak tightly about him , made sure of his hood by fastening it to his head with a handkerchief , and raised the canvas . The opening was entirely obstructed by a resisting snow .