It is one thing to plunder villages, and another to meddle with a rich nobleman." For the next forty-eight hours they marched by night instead of by day, keeping always together, and prepared to resist an attack.

One morning they saw, from their hiding place among some high reeds near the river, a body of about sixty horsemen ride past at a distance.

They were evidently searching for something, for parties could be seen to break off several times, and to enter woods and copses, the rest halting till they came out again.
As the band had with them enough food for another three days, they remained for thirty-six hours in their hiding place, and then, thinking the search would by that time be discontinued, went on again.

The next day they killed two or three goats from a herd, the boy in charge of them making off with such speed that, though hotly pursued and fired at several times, he made his escape.

They carried the carcasses to a wood, lit a fire, and feasted upon them.
Then, having cooked the rest of the flesh, they divided it among the band.
By this time the wine was finished.