Thedifferentheadmenalongthisriveractverymuchinconcert，andifonerefusespassagetheyalldo，utteringthesageremark，“Ifso-and-sodidnotlendhiscanoes，hemusthavehadsomegoodreason。”
ThenextislandwecametowasthatofamannamedMozinkwa。
Hereweweredetainedsomedaysbycontinuousrains，andthoughtweobservedtheconfirmationoftheBakwaintheoryofrains。
Adoubletierofcloudsfloatedquicklyawaytothewest，andassoonastheybegantocomeinanoppositedirectiontherainspoureddown。
TheinhabitantswholiveinadryregionlikethatofKolobengarenearlyallasweather-wiseastherain-makers，andanyonelivingamongthemforanylengthoftimebecomesasmuchinterestedinthemotionsofthecloudsastheyarethemselvesMrMoffat，whowasassorelytriedbydroughtsaswewere，andhadhisattentiondirectedinthesameway，hasnotedthecuriousphenomenonofthunderwithoutcloudsMrsLhearditonce，butIneverhadthatgoodfortune。