How can that be ?" "It is just possible that we have crossed some dividing point, and the water is making its way towards the south, and will fall into some other river; but I am very much afraid that the real explanation is, that we have entirely lost our way, and are going in the opposite direction to that in which we started.

The question is, shall we cross it or shall we follow it down ?" "Just as you like," Roger said.

"For myself, I think that the best way would be to find some place where we could shelter.

Tomorrow the sun may be out again, and that will tell us which way to go.

If we start at daybreak, and keep it to our back, we can't go far wrong." "Except that we may pass the army altogether, Roger.