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 Some of the travellers did not like the roughness of the way, and grew tired, and would complain and say, "Perhaps what has been told us of the King's country is not true;" and then they would turn back and walk no more with their companions. The rest of the travellers, however, went on. The King had caused, I noticed, resting-places to be built, so that they might refresh themselves. Some took advantage of every resting-place, and al- ways went on faster for resting, and actually travelled further by thus stop- ping. Others thought that they had no need to rest; that it was a waste of