It was only with great difficulty that we extricated the pony.

These quicksands are common on the shores of the Caspian, and natives, when travelling alone, have perished from this cause.
Nothing occurred worthy of notice till about 3 p.m., when we reached the river Djemnil.

An arm of the sea more accurately describes this stream, which is (or was at the time of which I write) over three hundred yards across.

Here we had some difficulty with the Khivan, who was for encamping till morning.

I, however, strongly objected to sleeping _a la belle etoile_, especially as the sky had now clouded over, and it was beginning to snow.