The cabin--it was literally such--was in the most filthy state.

The dung of the cattle had not been removed for days, and half-naked children squatted in it as joyously as if they rolled on richest carpets.

The housewife merely replied to my question in the affirmative.

But she immediately proceeded, with the help of two little girls, to remove the filth.

I was so fatigued and hungry that I could willingly postpone the process of cleaning for the sake of providing any sort of food.