midday
Toward noon , worried and fatigued , he paused in order to pick some bananas , and climbed a tree in order to breakfast at his ease . To his joy and surprise he found that the leaves of this tree , rolled into cornucopias , held clear water , fresh and delicious to the taste ; the chevalier drank several of those , put his remaining bananas into his pocket , and continued his journey . According to his calculation , he must have traveled nearly four leagues , and could not be very far from Devil 's Cliff . Unhappily the chevalier 's calculation was not exact , at least , as to the direction in which he believed himself to have gone ; for he had estimated the distance traversed correctly enough , but he was , at midday , a little further from Devil 's Cliff than he had been when he entered the forest . In order not to lose sight of the sun -LRB- which he could with difficulty discern through the treetops -RRB- , he had necessarily been obliged to lift his eyes frequently to the heavens . Now , the road was almost impenetrable , and he was also obliged to be on the watch for serpents ; thus , divided between the sky and the earth , the attention of the chevalier went somewhat astray . However , as it was impossible to believe that he could a second time be deceived in his calculations , he took fresh courage , certain of reaching the end of his journey .