Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush . , ^ - ¥ i^. RIVER QAWA FROM THE CANE-FIELD. perceived sundry bits of thick wood, floating about, whichcould be used as stepping-stones, and, with my heart in mymouth, I leaped lightly from one to another. It had to bequickly done, without hesitation, or I should have sunk mthe mud, for the bits of timber were not such as to supportmy weight. Safe but exhausted and giddy I dropped prostrate on thebank, wondering how I should be able to paint; and Iwas so thirsty too, that I looked down at the river below,feeling as if I could drink it up. I
Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush . , ^ - ¥ i^. RIVER QAWA FROM THE CANE-FIELD. perceived sundry bits of thick wood, floating about, whichcould be used as stepping-stones, and, with my heart in mymouth, I leaped lightly from one to another. It had to bequickly done, without hesitation, or I should have sunk mthe mud, for the bits of timber were not such as to supportmy weight. Safe but exhausted and giddy I dropped prostrate on thebank, wondering how I should be able to paint; and Iwas so thirsty too, that I looked down at the river below,feeling as if I could drink it up. I took out my little bottle 196 Islands Far Away. of painting water and examined it longingly. To paint withoutwater would be impossible, nor could I do anything till I hadhad a drink ; so I carefully measured off half for each purpose ;but it required a great effort to reserve any for my refreshed I began my sketch; but the journey hadtaken long, and I had to count on plenty of time for goingback; so that after all my toil I had but a short while a
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