But we none of us had even thought of our own state--we were supported, if I may use the expression, by our despair.

At the moment that my sons were going to set out, the remembrance of their need of refreshment suddenly occurred to me, and I besought them to rest a little, and take something; but they were too much agitated to consent.

I gave Fritz a bottle of Canary, and some slices of roast mutton I met with, which he put in his pocket.

They had each a loaded musket, and they set out, taking the road along the rocks, where the most hidden retreats and most impenetrable woods lay; they promised me to fire off their pieces frequently to let their mother know they were there, if she was hidden among the rocks--they took also one of the dogs.

Flora we could not find, which made us conclude she had followed her mistress, to whom she was much attached.
As soon as my eldest sons had left us, I made Jack conduct me to the shore where he had seen the footmarks, that I might examine them, to judge of their number and direction.