Dès leur réveil. — As soon as they awoke

5. Les uns sont allés se perdre — Some hâve disappeared from sight. Aller is hère used, as it was in III., 6, somewhat redundantly, as we hâve already seen is often the case with venir. See XXVI., 3.

6. Occupe depuis quelques jours. — Has occupied for the last few days. For this use of the présent, see Grammar, p. 313, § 4.

7. Pour être plus matinal . . . un fort brave homme. — Because he is an earlier riser than suits my laziness, is none the less a very worthy man. For the use of ne before conviendrait, see Grammar, p. 293, § 14. Brave, standing before the noun it qualifies, means worthy, not brave. See Grammar, p. 83, § 7.

8. Sort de chez le tourneur. — Cornes from the turner's shop.