noon
A fair breeze sprang up with the sun , and the boat glided up stream for many miles before a halt was called , in a bend where the wind railed them . Here , as on previous occasions , a fire was lit , and the breakfast prepared and eaten almost in silence , for Brazier 's thoughts were far up the river and away among the secret recesses of nature , where he hoped to be soon gazing upon vegetation never yet seen by civilised man , while Rob and Joe were just as thoughtful , though their ideas ran more upon the wild beasts and lovely birds of this tropic land , into which as they penetrated mile after mile it was to see something ever fresh and attractive . Shaddy , too , was very silent , and sat scanning the western shore more and more attentively as the hours passed , and they were once more gliding up stream , the wind serving again and again as they swept round some bend . The sun grew higher , and the heat more intense , the slightest movement as they approached noon making a dew break out over Rob 's brow ; but the warmth was forgotten in the beauty of the shore and the abundance of life visible around . But at last the heat produced such a sense of drowsiness that Rob turned to Joe . `` I say , would n't an hour or two be nice under the shade of a tree ? '' `` Yes , '' said Brazier , who had overheard him .