noon
When we reached the opening , we found she had anchored half a mile up the stream . I did not deem it prudent to follow her , and I dropped the Marian 's anchor at once . I hauled down the jib , and left the mainsail standing when I anchored the Marian at the mouth of the river , for I did not know what Mr. Whippleton intended to do , and his movements were to govern mine . Though the mouth of the river was rather narrow , it opened , like the creek where we had anchored at noon , into a broad lagoon . There were hundreds of just such small lakes near the large one , in some cases with a narrow outlet , and in others with none at all . Among the effects of Mr. Ben Waterford which I found in the cabin , were several large maps , and one of these was the most interesting study I could find as I watched the Florina . I saw from this map that there was no large town near the lagoon , and no means of reaching a railroad .