Having satisfied the cravings of hunger, we cooked some more slices of the best portions of the meat, to serve for our breakfast before starting; and the remainder we cut into thin strips to smoke over the fire, and afterwards to dry in the sun.  As both we and our steeds were tired, we agreed not to start till a later hour than usual.  There was a risk in remaining, but still it was better to run it, rather than knock up our horses or ourselves.