It began to grow hazy.

The haze deepened into a dense fog.

The sea went down, and the boat rocked idly on a ground swell.
"Now, let's run ashore," said Billy Bowlegs.
"What will we run with?
There isn't a cap full of wind on the Gulf of Mexico, and there won't be while this fog lasts." "What shall we do, then ?" "Nothing, for there is literally nothing to be done," answered Sam.
"Mas' Sam," said Joe, "I'll tell you what." "Well, Joe, what is it ?" "Ef we jist had a couple o' paddles." "But we just haven't a couple of paddles," answered Sam.

"No, what we need now is courage and endurance.

We must wait for a wind, and keep our courage up.