And because of this, I loost her unkist, and was silent, and a
little to be angered, even whilst that my heart perceived the way
of the working of her heart. Yet truly I ached now that she come
back to her dear natural fashion.
And I eat my tablets and drank some of the water; and the Maid
to do likewise.
And afterward, I lookt well from the mouth of the cave; but did
nowhere see aught to put me in trouble for our safety, though,
truly, as presently I saw, there went an herd of strange creatures
afar off in the Northwestward part, which did be that way of the
Country, beyond the feet of the mountains, toward the In-Land.
Now, when that I was something assured of the safeness of the
way, I gat the Diskos to my hip, and the Maid to have the scrip and
the pouch ready to my back,
