Some trees had been felled, and cut off close to the ground, so that a cart might pass through the wood; this was the only sign of an artificial road.

The fine powdered snow of the night before had blown away.
When they reached the beach again, the eastern sky, which had been grey, was all dappled with cold pink, and the grey water reflected it somewhat.

There was clearer light on the dark green of the pine-covered hills, and the fine ice coating on stone and weed at the waterside had sharper glints of brilliancy.
Bates observed the change in light and colour; Saul did not; neither was disposed to dally for a moment.

They were obliged to give forth their voices now in hoarse ejaculations, to make the patient beasts understand that they were to step off the rough log landing-place into the boat.
The boat was almost rectangular in shape, but slightly narrower at the ends than in the middle, and deeper in the middle than at the ends; it was of rough wood, unpainted.

The men disposed the oxen in the middle of the boat; the cart they unloaded, and distributed its contents as they best might.