eight o'clock to four
He also proposed that we should unitedly offer up our prayers to Heaven every morning and evening ; and from that time we never failed in that important duty . As I think over the prayers used by that good man , although the words and sentences might have been somewhat unpolished , I feel that the sentiments could not have been surpassed by the most highly educated clergyman -- for this reason , that they came from an enlightened mind with an earnest spirit . No words , indeed , could be more appropriate to our condition than those he used . Early in February the sun again made his appearance , and the day , including twilight , might be said to last from eight o'clock to four , so that we had not a very much shorter day than people in London . The weather , however , was colder than ever , and we were less able to be exposed to the air for any length of time than during the dark months . About the middle of March there were slight signs of a thaw , the snow being glazed over in the evening , as if the sun had had some effect on it . We also felt a sensible improvement in the temperature , and were soon able not only to wash our clothes , but to dry them in the open air , an operation which rather astonished our Esquimaux friends .