In addition to this, slices of meat were grilled over the fire, and eaten with the bread they had brought.

The gift of a bottle of wine between the crew, each day; and of a small ration of spirits, the last thing in the evening, added greatly to the satisfaction of the men.
By nightfall they arrived at the entrance of the defile.

The snow was falling heavily, and they tied up against the bank.

Fergus chatted with the men, and listened to their stories of the river, for some hours.
All of them had, at various times, gone on timber rafts.

They bewailed the war, which would do them much harm.