Where they took their rise they knew not, but it would probably be in or beyond the forest of Ardennes.
"Then in that way we will search," Edmund said.

"If they come upon a river they will doubtless set to work to build galleys to carry them to the sea, for with only three hundred men Sweyn will not venture to march by land through a country which has but lately suffered heavily at the hands of the Danes.

It will take him a month or six weeks to cut down trees and build his ships; therefore we may hope to find him before he is ready to embark.

First we will push through the forest to the other side; there we will question the inhabitants concerning the position of the nearest rivers; then we will divide into parties and go on the search, appointing a place of rendezvous where we may rejoin each other.

It can hardly be that we shall fail to find them if they have taken that way." Before entering the forest they obtained a considerable store of provisions; for they had no idea of its extent, and had no time to spend in hunting game.