They rowed many miles, and at night moored by the bank.

After darkness had fallen a small boat rowed at full speed past them.

It paid no attention to the summons to stop, enforced though it was by several arrows, but continued its way down the river, and was soon lost in the darkness.

Sweyn was much displeased.

As they rowed down they had carefully destroyed every boat they found on the river, in order that the news of their coming might not precede them.
"The boat must have been hauled up and hidden," he said; "we might as well have stopped and landed at some of the villages and replenished our larder.