When in sight of the Bahamas Banks, at a place called Old Point Compass, or the Hole in the Wall, we were becalmed three days. There was scarcely a breath of air. The waters of the gulf presented a singularly white appearance, like lime water.
12 Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup, Chapter Five, p. 39
As I read, I keep seeing Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Bravo, what a performance.