A pursuer must double around the whole length of the building before continuing the chase of the barge.

And for a small quay just beyond this warehouse Antonius headed his clumsy vessel.

The soldiers continued their chase up to the very walls of the warehouse, where they, of a sudden, found themselves stopped by an impenetrable barrier.

They lost an instant of valuable time in trying to wade along the bank, where the channel shelved off rapidly, and, finding the attempt useless, dashed a volley of their missiles after the barge.

But the range was very long.