"August" in the 1818 text. This was changed to "September" in 1831 to avoid a jumble
in the chronology (compare III:1 in both 1818 and 1831). The expedition to Mont Blanc
took place "about the middle of August" (II:1:10), but then upon Victor's return,
as this chapter opens by recounting, "Day after day, week after week passed away"
(III:1:1) in listlessness.