Nine days we rode then two days we rested.

By losing the trail we managed to average about 20 miles a day.

I kept well and enjoyed it very much.
As I had to leave my servant behind with a sick horse, I had to take care of my mule and pony myself and hunt fodder for them, so I was pretty busy.

Saiki did all he could, but he is not a servant and sooner than ask him I did things myself.

We passed through a very beautiful country, sleeping at railway stations and saw two battle fields of recent fights.