about two o'clock in
the morning
Andrew said this quite calmly , though he felt that what he was describing might any moment happen . He afterwards reminded us that pieces were more likely to fall from the summit in the day-time , when the sun was shining on it , than at night , and that therefore we should not let the thought oppress us . It may be supposed that we did not sleep , nor attempt to sleep , any more that night . As there was no moon , we had not any means of ascertaining how the time passed ; but we calculated that it was about two o'clock in the morning when the last occurrence I have described took place . The air had been very light when I first looked out ; now it was a perfect calm , so that not even a ripple was heard against the side of the berg . We were therefore not uncomfortable , as far as our feelings went , could we have divested ourselves of the recollection of the peril to which we were momentarily exposed . Oh how long that night seemed !