noon
There were yet cloudy and rainy days , but there were also days entirely clear . Stas decided to remove to the mountain indicated to him by Linde , and this purpose he carried out soon after the King 's liberation . Nell 's health did not present any obstacles now , as she felt decidedly better . Selecting , therefore , a clear day , they started at noon . They were not afraid now that they would stray , as the boy had inherited from Linde , among various articles , a compass and an excellent field-glass , through which it was easy to descry distant localities . Besides Saba and the donkey they were accompanied by five pack-horses and the elephant . The latter , besides the luggage on his back , on his neck bore Nell , who between his two enormous ears looked as though she were sitting in a big arm-chair .