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After the Defiles we stop at Sinkan on the left bank, where the river spreads out again into the more usual style of Irrawaddy scenery, the valley very wide, the sandy river's edge capped with a jungle of waving kaing, or elephant grass, eighteen feet high, and over and beyond bluey-green tree-clad mountains, not very high, but high enough to be interesting and to raise hope.
Now we have wonderful theatrical pictures continually changing bluey-green round pictures framed by the night, first on one bank then on the other, as the light sweeps from side to side, and always down its rays a continuous shower of golden insects seems to come rushing towards us. In the dark behind the lantern, the deck below is crawling with them.
The little model answered as before: "Yes, Mr. Dallison." "I'm afraid that Hughs is-a dangerous sort of fellow." "He's a funny man." "Does he annoy you?" Her expression baffled Hilary; there seemed a sort of slow enjoyment in it. She looked up knowingly. "I don't mind him he won't hurt me. Mr. Dallison, do you think blue or green?" Hilary answered shortly: "Bluey-green."
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