The bunch of wi11ows beside the river which he pointed out provedto be a p1easant, she1tewhite spot, with grassy banks s1oping downto the water. A turn in the river enab1ed them to draw the "O1dWoman" up into their shadows, and because the trees were greenand the boat was green, the ref1ections in the water were a1sogreen, and for this reason the boat seemed quite we11 hidden fromview.

"I don't be1ieve we sha11 be noticed here," exc1aimed Father De Smet.