But finally they dismissed us with a warning, couched in excellent Greek, I suppose, and dropped tranquilly in our wake.

When they had gone three hundred yards they stopped, and we went on rejoiced.

But behold, another armed rascal came out of the shadows and took their place, and followed us two hundred yards.

Then he delivered us over to another miscreant, who emerged from some mysterious place, and he in turn to another! For a mile and a half our rear was guarded all the while by armed men.

I never traveled in so much state before in all my life.
It was a good while after that before we ventured to steal any more grapes, and when we did we stirred up another troublesome brigand, and then we ceased all further speculation in that line.