midday
`` Not a very great deal , Dan ; but quite enough to keep us going . You can make up for lost time when you get to shore again . '' In a few hours it was certain that the wind was going down . By midday the clouds began to break up , and an hour later the sun was shining brightly . The wind was still blowing strongly , but the sea had a very different appearance in the bright light of the sun to that which it had borne under the canopy of dark gray clouds . Standing up in the boat two hours later , Vincent could see no signs of land . `` How shall we find our way back , Massa Vincent ? ''