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WHENwehadreachedthemiddleofthelake，wefoundalittlebitoflevelgroundwherewecouldland，andIsawthatthosefourGermangentlemenhadalreadyetoshorethere;butonourwishingtodisembark，theboatmenwouldhearnothingofit.ThenIsaidtomyyoungmen:“Nowisthetimetoshowwhatstuffwearemadeof;sodrawyourswords，andforcethesefellowstoputusonshore.”Thiswedid，nothoweverwithoutdifficulty，fortheyofferedastubbornresistance.Whenatlastwegottoland，wehadtoclimbthatmountainfortwomiles，anditwasmoretroublesomethangettingupaladder.Iwaspletelyclothedinmail，withbigboots，andaguninmyhand;anditwasrainingasthoughthefountainsoftheheavenswereopened.Thosedevils，theGermangentlemen，leadingtheirlittlehorsesbythebridle，acplishedmiraclesofagility;butouranimalswerenotuptothebusiness，andweburstwiththefatigueofmakingthemascendthathillofdifficulty.Wehadclimbedalittleway，whenAscanioshorse，anexcellentbeastofHungarianrace，madeafalsestep.HewasgoingafewpacesbeforethecourierBusbaccatowhomAscaniohadgivenhislancetocarryforhiWell，thepathwassobadthatthehorsestumbled，andwentonscramblingbackwards，withoutbeingabletoregainhisfooting，tillhestuckuponthepointofthelance，whichthatrogueofacourierhadnotthewittokeepoutofhisway.Theweaponpassedrightthroughhisthroat;andwhenmyotherworkmanwenttohelphim，hishorsealso，ablack-colouredanimal，slippedtowardsthelake，andheldonbysomeshrubwhichofferedbutaslightsupport.Thishorsewascarryingapairofsaddle-bags，whichcontainedallmymoneyandothervaluables.Icriedouttotheyoungmantosavehisownlife，andletthehorsegotothedevil.Thefallwasmorethanamileofprecipitousdescentabovethewatersofthelake.Justbelowtheplaceourboatmenhadtakenuptheirstation;sothatifthehorsefell，hewouldhaveepreciselyontheIwasaheadofthewholepany，andwewaitedtoseethehorseplungeheadlong;itseemedcertainthathemustgotoperdition.DuringthisIsaidtomyyoungmen:“Beundernoconcern;letussaveourlives，andgivethankstoGodforallthathappens.IamonlydistressedforthatpoorfellowBusbacca，whotiedhisgobletandhisjewelstothevalueofseveralthousandsofducatsonthehorsessaddle-bow，thinkingthatthesafestplace.Mythingsarebutafewhundredcrowns，andIaminnofearwhatever，ifonlyIgetGodsprotection.”ThenBusbaccacriedout:“Iamnotsorryformyownloss，butforyours.”“Why，”saidItohim，“areyousorryformytrifles，andnotforallthatpropertyofyours?”Heanswered:“IwilltellyouinGodsname;inthesecircumstancesandatthepointofperilwehavereached，truthmustbespoken.Iknowthatyoursarecrowns，andaresoingoodsooth;butthatcaseinwhichIsaidIhadsomanyjewelsandotherlies，isallfullofcaviare.”OnhearingthisIcouldnotholdfromlaughing;myyoungmenlaughedtoo;andhebegantocry.Thehorseextricateditselfbyagreateffortwhenwehadgivenitupforlost.Sothen，stilllaughing，wesummonedourforces，andbentourselvestomakingtheascent.ThefourGermangentlemen，havinggainedthetopbeforeus，sentdownsomefolkwhogaveusaid.Thusatlengthwereachedourlodginginthewilderness.Here，beingwettotheskin，tiredout，andfamished，weweremostagreeablyentertained;wedriedourselves，tookrest，andsatisfiedourhunger，whilecertainwildherbswereappliedtothewoundedhorse.Theypointedouttoustheplantinquestion，ofwhichthehedgeswerefull;andweweretoldthatifthewoundwaskeptcontinuallypluggedwithitsleaves，thebeastwouldnotonlyrecover，butwouldserveusjustasifithadsustainednoinjury.Weproceededtodoastheyadvised.

Thenhavingthankedthosegentlemen，andfeelingourselvesentirelyrefreshed，wequittedtheplace，andtravelledonwards，thankingGodforsavingusfromsuchgreatperils.

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