four in the morning
They were taken with cold , and they were soon crusted over with ice . The moon looked as red as blood . `` After traversing the high regions for a half-hour , the balloon again fell into the sea . It was four in the morning . They were half submerged in the water , and the balloon dragged them along , as if under sail , for several hours . `` At daybreak they found themselves opposite Pesaro , four miles from the coast . They were about to reach it , when a gale blew them back into the open sea .