"You stay with me in my hut, Padre," he said, "and in the morning I will give you a horse to take you to your men." He told me that he had been living by himself and was only too delighted to have a companion to talk to.

He treated me as bounteously as circumstances would permit, and after a good dinner, he gave me a blanket and straw bed on the floor of his hut.

It was very pleasant to come out of the darkness and loneliness of the road and find such a kind host, and such good hospitality.

We discussed many things that night, and the next day I was shown over the camp.

Later on, the Lieutenant sent me on horseback to Ouderdom.