But above all rose the massive heads of the nwanas, giving a peculiar character to the landscape.
The hunters noticed, as they went on, that the channel of the rivulet became wider and larger and that at times--no doubt after great rains--a large quantity of water must have run in its bed, forming a considerable river.

But as the channel grew larger, the reverse was the case with the quantity of running water.

The farther down they proceeded this became less and less; until, at the distance of a mile from camp, the current ceased altogether.
For half-a-mile farther on they found water in stagnant pools, but none running.

The wide, dry channel, however, continued on as before; and the "bush" extended on both sides without interruption, so thick that they could only make way by keeping in the channel itself.
As they walked along, several kinds of small game were started.

Hendrik would gladly have taken a shot at some of these, but his father would not permit him to fire just then.