These things，and the Approach of Night，called us off，or else，as Friday would have had us，we should certainly have taken the Skin of this monstrous Creature off，which was which saving；but we had three Leagues to go，and our Guide hasten'd us，so we left him，and went forward on our Journey.
The Ground was still cover'd with Snow，tho' not so deep and dangerous as on the Mountains，and the ravenous Creatures，as we heard afterwards，were come down into the Forest and plain Country，press'd by Hunger to seek for Food；and had done a great deal of Mischief in the Villages，where they surpriz'd the Country People，kill'd a great many of their Sheep and Horses，and some People too.
We had one dangerous Place to pass，which our Guide told us，if there were any more Wolves in the Country，we should find them there；and this was in a small Plain，surrounded with Woods on every Side，and a long narrow Defile or Lane，which we were to pass to get through the Wood，and then we should come to the Village where we were to lodge.
It was within half an Hour of Sun-set when we entred the first Wood；and a little after Sun-set，when we came into the Plain. We met with nothing in the first Wood，except，that in a little Plain within the Wood，which was not above two Furlongs over，we saw five great Wolves cross the Road，full Speed one after another，as if they had been in Chase of some Prey，and had it in View；they took no Notice of us，and were gone，and out of our Sight in a few Moments.
Upon this our Guide，who by the Way was a wretched faint-hearted Fellow，bid us keep in a ready Posture；for he believed there were more Wolves a coming.
We kept our Arms ready，and our Eyes about us，but we saw no more Wolves，'till we came thro' that Wood，which was near half a League，and entred the Plain；as soon as we came into the Plain，we had Occasion enough to look about us：The first Object we met with，was a dead Horse；that is to say，a poor Horse which the Wolves had kill'd，and at least a Dozen of them at Work；we could not say eating of him，but picking of his Bones rather；for they had eaten up all the Flesh before.