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As to this folly about spirits , it is only old women 's chatter . '' The Burmese talked among themselves , and one of the men finally agreed to stay with the boys . An hour was spent in gathering a pile of brushwood and logs , and the man said that he and the two boys would gather plenty more , during the day . They were , at four o'clock , to take the horses down to the river , a mile distant , and let them drink their fill . They had brought with them a large bag of grain -- which had been carried by the men -- a quantity of plantains , and some fowls . Therefore , the party that were to remain would be well provided . Moreover , in collecting the wood a score of snakes had been killed .