About nine o’clock
I am certain that the Nile must here take its rise . '' `` Well , we shall see ! '' said Kennedy . About nine o'clock they drew nearer to the western coast . It seemed deserted , and covered with woods ; the wind freshened a little toward the east , and the other shore of the lake could be seen . It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude . Lofty mountains uplifted their arid peaks at this extremity of Nyanza ; but , between them , a deep and winding gorge gave exit to a turbulent and foaming river .