noon
During the day she kept along the coast , where the currents were favorable . The coast , regular in profile , and visible sometimes across the clearings , was at most five miles distant . The sea was less violent , since the wind came off land -- a fortunate circumstance for the boat , which would suffer , owing to its small tonnage , by a heavy surge on the sea . The breeze subsided a little towards noon , and set in from the southwest . The pilot put up his poles , but took them down again within two hours , as the wind freshened up anew . Mr. Fogg and Aouda , happily unaffected by the roughness of the sea , ate with a good appetite . Fix was invited to share their repast , and he accepted with secret chagrin .