about ten in the morning
I forgot to mention before the beautiful regularity of the land and sea-breezes which we experienced at this place . It was the dry season of the year , and the air was wonderfully bright and clear . The atmosphere being in a state of equilibrium -LRB- so the doctor told us -RRB- , was ready to obey even the slightest impulse , and to rush towards any spot where rarefaction was taking place . Thus , at about ten in the morning , as the rays of the sun gain power and shed their influence over the earth , the air from the sea begins to move towards it . As rarefaction increases , so does the strength of the wind , till by three or four in the afternoon it rushes in with great force , creating a considerable sea , and if a vessel is not well moored , driving her before it . Captain Frankland knew what to expect , and was therefore prepared for the emergency . On the afternoon of our return to Valparaiso , we put to sea .