Soon it got dark and then we made a little fire as a guide and looked again.

Soon the moon arose and helped us some, and we shouted frequently to each other so as not to get lost.
We were so nearly worn out that we tried to eat a little meat, but after chewing a long time, the mouth would not moisten it enough so we could swallow, and we had to reject it.

It seemed as if we were going to die with plenty of food in our hand, because we could not eat it.
We tried to sleep but could not, but after a little rest we noticed a bright star two hours above the horizon, and from the course of the moon we saw the star must be pretty truly west of us.

We talked a little, and the burden of it was a fear that we could not endure the terrible thirst a while longer.

The thought of the women and children waiting for our return made us feel more desperate than if we were the only ones concerned.