TheTartarstookthesaddleandtrappings。Thered-beardedTartarmountedhishorse，andtheothersliftedZhí；linintothesaddlebehindhim。Topreventhisfallingoff，theystrappedhimtotheTartar’sgirdle；andthentheyallrodeawaytothehills。
SotheresatZhí；lin，swayingfromsidetoside，hisheadstrikingagainsttheTartar’sstinkingback。Hecouldseenothingbutthatmuscularbackandsinewyneck，withitscloselyshaven，bluishnape。
Zhí；lin’sheadwaswounded:thebloodhaddriedoverhiseyes，andhecouldneithershifthispositiononthesaddlenorwipethebloodoff。Hisarmswereboundsotightlythathiscollar-bonesached。
Theyrodeupanddownhillsforalongway。Thentheyreachedariverwhichtheyforded，andcametoahardroadleadingacrossavalley。
Zhí；lintriedtoseewheretheyweregoing，buthiseyelidswerestucktogetherwithblood，andhecouldnotturn。