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           Soinaboutanhourmorewecametothetownwhereweweretolodge,whichwefoundinaterriblefright,andallinarms; foritseemsthatthenightbeforethewolvesandsomebearshadbrokeintothevillageinthenight,andputthemintoaterriblefright; andtheywereobligedtokeepguardnightandday,butespeciallyinthenight,topreservetheircattle,and,indeed,theirpeople. 

           Thenextmorningourguidewassoill,andhislimbsswelledwiththeranklingofhistwowounds,thathecouldgonofarther; sowewereobligedtotakeanewguidethere,andgotoToulouse,wherewefoundawarmclimate,afruitful,pleasantcountry,andnosnow,nowolves,oranythinglikethem. ButwhenwetoldourstoryatToulouse,theytoldusitwasnothingbutwhatwasordinaryinthegreatforestatthefootofthemountains,especiallywhenthesnowlayontheground; buttheyinquiredmuchwhatkindofaguidewehadgottenthatwouldventuretobringusthatwayinsuchasevereseason,andtoldusitwasverymuchwewerenotalldevoured. Whenwetoldthemhowweplacedourselves,andthehorsesinthemiddle,theyblamedusexceedingly,andtoldusitwasafiftytoonebutwehadbeenalldestroyed; foritwasthesightofthehorseswhichmadethewolvessofurious,seeingtheirprey; andthat,atothertimes,theyarereallyafraidofagun; butthebeingexcessivehungry,andragingonthataccount,theeagernesstocomeatthehorseshadmadethemsenselessofdangerandthatifwehadnot,bythecontinuedfire,andatlastbythestratagemofthetrainofpowder,masteredthem,ithadbeengreatoddsbutthatwehadbeentorntopieces; whereashadwebeencontenttohavesatstillonhorseback,andfiredashorsemen,theywouldnothavetakenthehorsesforsomuchtheirown,whenmenwereontheirbacks,asotherwise;