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`` That is just what I want . The trouble is at present that they lie so still . '' And with that he ordered half of his _ pandurs _ to lie down and sleep and the other half to remain awake and so relieve each other every three hours . So the _ pandurs _ rested till midday and then the sergeant began to urge Szilard to set off again or else they would arrive too late . `` It is too early yet , '' replied Szilard , and he spent a good half of the afternoon there doing nothing . Only then did he take horse again , complaining to everyone how much yesterday 's ride had taken it out of him , and asking everybody he met on the road , coming or going , where the next village lay ? -- how to get to it ?