But by continuing in this direction she must soon disappear behind Claw Cape, as the wind was from the southwest, and to watch her it would be then necessary to ascend the height of Washington Bay, near Port Balloon--a provoking circumstance, for it was already five o'clock in the evening, and the twilight would soon make any observation extremely difficult.
Pero si continuaba en este rumbo, debía desaparecer pronto detrás de la punta del cabo de la Garra, porque marchaba hacia el sudoeste, y, para observarlo, sería entonces necesario situarse en las alturas de la bahía de Washington, cerca del puerto del Globo; circunstancia desagradable, porque eran ya las cinco de la tarde y el crepúsculo no tardaría en dificultar toda observación.