ten in the morning
On the 4th of November , Jean Cornbutte began to bury on a point of the coast the provisions for which there was no use . A stake indicated the place of the deposit , in the improbable event that new explorations should be made in that direction . Every day since they had set out similar deposits had been made , so that they were assured of ample sustenance on the return , without the trouble of carrying them on the sledge . The departure was fixed for ten in the morning , on the 5th . The most profound sadness filled the little band . Marie with difficulty restrained her tears , when she saw her uncle so completely discouraged . So many useless sufferings !