It was a perfect calm, not a ripple played over the surface of the water, the sails scarcely giving even a flap.  Not far off lay the Dolphin, equally motionless.  The sun had not yet risen, but the atmosphere was perfectly clear, and we could see objects to a great distance.  To the west of the head we observed a tower, which Truck told us was that of the Priory; and from thence to Hurst we observed a line of cliffs of considerable height, with several villages on their summit.