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The mirrory surface of the lower river thus becomes mottled with light and shade, and the reflected image of the trough-cliff is broken into the most fantastic shapes. Fifteen minutes of hard paddling landed us at Selele, a stony point between two sandy baylets: amongst the mass of angular boulders a tree again showed the highest flood-mark to be 13 feet.
This same eye could keep its watch, also, over the entire establishment, with no need of the huge body to which it was attached moving a hair's-breadth. Was it Nitouche, the head-cook, who was grumbling because the kitchen-wench had not scoured the brass saucepans to the last point of mirrory brightness?
The eyes had penetrated the disguise of our courtesy; we were but travellers of a night; the top story was built for such as we. But such a top story, and such a chamber therein! A great, wide, low room; beams deep and black, with here and there a brass bit hanging; waxed floors, polished to mirrory perfection; a great bed clad in snowy draperies, with a snow-white duvet of gigantic proportions.
They stepped into the saloon at the corner a bright, mirrory place, whose tiled floor was covered with sawdust, and whose bar shone like mahogany. "Two beers, Donovan." "Dark or light, Mike?" "Dark." They drank. Michael pounded the bar. "Joe Blaine, the times are hard." "How so, Michael?" "The rich are too rich, and the poor too poor. I'm tired of it!" "Then look this over."
Then we prayed to Allah and besought Him; but the storm blasts ceased not to blow against us nor the surges to strike us till morning broke when the gale fell, the seas sank to mirrory stillness and the sun shone upon us kindly clear. Presently we made an island where we landed and cooked somewhat of food, and ate heartily and took our rest for a couple of days.
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