eight o'clock
I believe that Good , mindful of his marvellous shot at the giraffe , secretly set it down to his own prowess , and we did not contradict him . We had been so busy satisfying our hunger that hitherto we had not found time to look about us . But now , having set Umbopa to cut off as much of the best meat as we were likely to be able to carry , we began to inspect our surroundings . The mist had cleared away , for it was eight o'clock , and the sun had sucked it up , so we were able to take in all the country before us at a glance . I know not how to describe the glorious panorama which unfolded itself to our gaze . I have never seen anything like it before , nor shall , I suppose , again . Behind and over us towered Sheba 's snowy Breasts , and below , some five thousand feet beneath where we stood , lay league on league of the most lovely champaign country .