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           WhenIfoundthis,IresolvedtoquittheplacethatIhadhithertoinhabited,toseekforonewherethefewwantsIexperiencedwouldbemoreeasilysatisfied.InthisemigrationIexceedinglylamentedthelossofthefirewhichIhadobtainedthroughaccidentandknewnothowtoreproduceit.Igaveseveralhourstotheseriousconsiderationofthisdifficulty,butIwasobligedtorelinquishallattempttosupplyit,andwrappingmyselfupinmycloak,Istruckacrossthewoodtowardsthesettingsun.Ipassedthreedaysintheseramblesandatlengthdiscoveredtheopencountry.Agreatfallofsnowhadtakenplacethenightbefore,andthefieldswereofoneuniformwhite;theappearancewasdisconsolate,andIfoundmyfeetchilledbythecolddampsubstancethatcoveredtheground.

           "Itwasaboutseveninthemorning,andIlongedtoobtainfoodandshelter;atlengthIperceivedasmallhut,onarisingground,whichhaddoubtlessbeenbuiltfortheconvenienceofsomeshepherd.Thiswasanewsighttome,andIexaminedthestructurewithgreatcuriosity.Findingthedooropen,Ientered.Anoldmansatinit,nearafire,overwhichhewaspreparinghisbreakfast.Heturnedonhearinganoise,andperceivingme,shriekedloudly,andquittingthehut,ranacrossthefieldswithaspeedofwhichhisdebilitatedformhardlyappearedcapable.Hisappearance,differentfromanyIhadeverbeforeseen,andhisflightsomewhatsurprisedme.ButIwasenchantedbytheappearanceofthehut;herethesnowandraincouldnotpenetrate;thegroundwasdry;anditpresentedtomethenasexquisiteanddivinearetreatasPandemoniumappearedtothedemonsofhellaftertheirsufferingsinthelakeoffire.Igreedilydevouredtheremnantsoftheshepherd’sbreakfast,whichconsistedofbread,cheese,milk,andwine;thelatter,however,Ididnotlike.Then,overcomebyfatigue,Ilaydownamongsomestrawandfellasleep.