They bought food at the villages where the craft lay up for the night, and arrived at Ratisbon at nine o'clock in the evening.

There they found no difficulty in obtaining a lodging at a small inn, where no questions, whatever, were asked.
A short day's journey took them to Neumarkt, a tramp of upwards of twenty miles.

It was a longer journey on to Bamberg, and two days later, to their satisfaction, they entered Coburg.
They were now out of Bavaria, and had escaped all difficulties as to the dialect far better than they had anticipated, never having been asked any questions since they left the boat at Ratisbon.

They had now only to say that they were on their way to join the Confederate army that was again being gathered; but they preferred avoiding all questions, by walking by night and resting at little wayside inns during the day.

Avoiding all towns, for the troops were beginning to move, they crossed the Saxon frontier three days after leaving Coburg, and then travelled by easy stages to Dresden.
Here they went straight to the headquarters of the commandant of the town, and reported themselves to him.