We could scarcely sleep, owing to the noise and bustle of the carmen, as they came and went, and loudly snored in various parts of our dormitory.

But we were allowed to rest until seven in the morning, when we took a hasty breakfast and departed.

It was a point with us never to walk along a road, and never to ask our way.

We were now travelling through an open corn country, and our progress was accordingly slow.

We felt, too, the necessity of not departing far from our intended route, and accordingly we called in occasionally to national schools to make the necessary observations on the maps.
Sometimes we examined the children, and sometimes the master; generally one of us was so employed while the other was noting down carelessly on the map the points of observation to direct our path.