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