Its banks were as even and as smooth as those of a fortification, and covered with a thick, even sward.

There was no perceptible current and the water was all muddy; but the scenery in its precincts was still verdant and picturesque, grassy flats with ornamental trees succeeding each other at every bend of the stream.
The dogs killed a large kangaroo on the plains, the greater part of which we gave to the natives, all indeed but a leg, which Jones, whose duty it was to feed them, reserved for the dogs.

Yet this appropriation excited Toonda's anger.

"Kangaroo mine, sheep yours," said he, threatening Jones with his waddy; but he soon recovered his temper, and carried off his share of the animal, subduing his feelings with as much apparent facility as he had given vent to them.
About this time the weather had become much warmer, although we had occasional cold winds.

We started early on the morning of the 27th, without the intention of making a long journey, because the bullocks had been kept in yoke all night.