About ten o'clock
Laputa trusted this fellow , and I wondered why . I had not forgotten the look on his face while he had stared at the rubies in the cave . I had a notion that the Portugoose might be an unsuspected ally of mine , though for blackguard reasons . About ten o'clock , as far as I could judge by the sun , we passed Umvelos ' , and took the right bank of the Labongo . There was nothing in the store to loot , but it was overrun by Kaffirs , who carried off the benches for firewood . It gave me an odd feeling to see the remains of the meal at which I had entertained Laputa in the hands of a dozen warriors . I thought of the long sunny days when I had sat by my nachtmaal while the Dutch farmers rode in to trade .