About five o'clock
When they drove on , she looked back with a genuine feeling for the old girl , who was so anxious to please . They left her standing in the doorway in her finery , with the sullen , black-browed bravo slouching beside her . The way became very much rougher ; and Garth was glad of Natalie 's having greater comfort on the front seat . About five o'clock they climbed their last hill . At the top Old Paul , pulling up his horses , swept his whip with an eloquent gesture over the magnificent prospect lying below . `` All the water this side goes to the Arctic , '' he said . Looking over a wealth of greenery , away below them they saw the mighty Miwasa River coming eastward from the mountains , make its southernmost sweep , and shape a course straight away for the North .