My little horse came now and lay down on the ground beside the forge; I was not quite deserted.

I again ate some of the coarse food, and drank plentifully of the water which I had fetched in the morning.

I then put fresh fuel on the fire, and sat for a long time looking on the blaze; I then went into my tent.
I awoke, on my own calculation, about midnight--it was pitch dark, and there was much fear upon me..