He Immediately
Sent Over One Of His Chief Men, Who Informed Me That The King Could
Not Possibly See Me Until He Knew What Had Brought Me Into His
Country; And That I Must Not Presume To Cross The River Without The
King's Permission.
He therefore advised me to lodge at a distant
village, to which he pointed, for the night, and said that in the
morning he would give me further instructions how to conduct myself.
This was very discouraging.
However, as there was no remedy, I set
off for the village, where I found, to my great mortification, that
no person would admit me into his house. I was regarded with
astonishment and fear, and was obliged to sit all day without
victuals in the shade of a tree; and the night threatened to be very
uncomfortable - for the wind rose, and there was great appearance of
a heavy rain - and the wild beasts are so very numerous in the
neighbourhood that I should have been under the necessity of
climbing up a tree and resting amongst the branches. About sunset,
however, as I was preparing to pass the night in this manner, and
had turned my horse loose that he might graze at liberty, a woman,
returning from the labours of the field, stopped to observe me, and
perceiving that I was weary and dejected, inquired into my
situation, which I briefly explained to her; whereupon, with looks
of great compassion, she took up my saddle and bridle, and told me
to follow her.
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