E; but here, again, everyone performed their quota, whether large or
small, for the general good. Before long the tents were up. Three were
erected to-night,
as, owing to the rain, we should
be obliged to have food under canvas. The Instigator caused great
admiration by cunningly using trees as supports in the erection of the
tents under his supervision, and thus hurrying matters on. Everything
was finished, beds made, luggage
under cover, the table laid ready
in the tent, and lamps lit and suspended before the short twilight had
given
place to complete darkness, and The Saint once more earned the blessings
and gratitude of all by thoughtfully insisting on a general "washing
of faces." As she marshalled the party in front of her, and attacked
each one with sponge and towel, we were irresistibly reminded of a board
school; but that sponge of toilet
vinegar, after the damp heat and all the work, was one of the most
refreshing things imaginable, and
everyone felt cleaner and more cheerful after this
ablution, and ready to attack the poor little armadillo, which had been
cooked; this meat tastes very much like sucking pig.
