Meanwhile the mists didn't clear, and by eleven o'clock the sun still hadn't made an appearance. Its absence disturbed me. Without it, no sights were possible. Then how could we tell whether we had reached the pole?
De mist trok niet op, om elf uur was de zon nog niet doorgekomen; ik maakte mij daar ongerust over, want zonder zon waren geen waarnemingen mogelijk; hoe zouden wij toch nauwkeurig kunnen weten of wij de Zuidpool bereikt hadden?