They waited five minutes, until it died away in the distance, and then continued their course.

It was slow work, as they had to avoid every bush carefully; lest, if their pursuers halted, they should hear the crackling of a dry stick in the still air.

Zaki, who could see much better in the dark than his master, went on ahead; while Gregory led the two horses.
A good hour passed before they stopped.

They gave the horses a scanty drink, and took a mouthful or two each; and then, throwing themselves down, allowed the horses to crop the scanty herbage.
After four hours' halt they pursued their way on foot for three hours, laying their course by the stars.

They calculated that they must have gone a good fifteen miles from the point where they turned off, and feared that they might miss the caravan track, if they went on before daybreak..