andtheyfailednevertofindthetokensthatledthemontheway，evenastheyhadlearnedoftheSage，sothattheywerenotbeguiledintoanystraying。
AndnowtheyhadwornawaythirtydayssincetheyhadpartedfromtheSage，andthedaysbegantoshortenandthenightstolengthenapace；
whenontheforenoonofaday，aftertheyhadriddenaveryruggedmountain-neck，theycamedownanddownintoamuchwidervalleyintowhichagreatreefofrocksthrustoutfromthehighmountain，sothatthenorthernhalfofthesaidvalewasnighcleftatwainbyit；
wellgrassedwasthevale，andafairriverranthroughit，andtherewereoneithersidethewatergreatgrovesoftallandgreatsweet-chestnutsandwalnuttrees，whereonthenutswerenowripe。
Theyrejoicedastheyrodeintoit；fortheyrememberedhowtheSagehadtoldthemthereof，thattheirtravelandtoilshouldbestayedthereawhile，andthattheretheyshouldwinter，becauseofthebreadwhichtheycouldmakethemofthechestnuts，andtheplentyofwalnuts，andthatwithaltherewasfoisonofvenison。