Themanunharnessedthehorse,andcarriedthesackintothebarn。Thenhemowedsomegrassandputitinthemanger。
Everybodylaydowntosleep。Elishawentoutsideandlaybytheroadside。
Thateveninghetookhisbagoutwithhim。Wheneveryonewasasleep,hegotup,packedandfastenedhisbag,wrappedthelinenbandsroundhislegs,putonhisshoesandcoat,andsetofftofollowEfí;m。
WhenElishahadwalkedrathermorethanthreemilesitbegantogrowlight。Hesatdownunderatree,openedhisbag,countedhismoney,andfoundhehadonlyseventeenroublesandtwentykopeksleft。
’Well,’thoughthe,’itisnousetryingtocrosstheseawiththis。