There came up a storm last night, raining and snowing, and blowing fearfully, which continued through greater part of today. The Sound was very rough, boats could not leave the ship. We passed the day as usual. I got hold of Lansings pictorial fact book, and amused myself reading and copying the sketches. This evening the sunset was beautifully clear. We hardly think that we will sail before Monday. Tomorrow or Sunday it is not probable that we will start. Our surgeon still continues in bed, and we would not get another on account of the roughness of the sea. We had an argument this evening whether the expression "tomorrow is Saturday," or "tomorrow will be Saturday" is right. I took the former & Shorkley the latter. It is an affirmation of the "tomorrow" abstractly -- we wish to express the future will would be proper -- But to simply predicate that of tomorrow it is Saturday, I think the present can be used.
