By eleven o'clock the sea had become glass . By midday , though we were well up in the northerly latitudes , the heat was sickening . There was no freshness in the air .
К одиннадцати часам море стало стеклянным. К полудню, хотя мы находились далеко в северных широтах, жара стала невыносимой. В воздухе не было свежести.