### 223

After quite a struggle, you manage to free the heavy trunk from the river bank. Gathering your equipment in a bundle, you stow it on top of the log and then slowly wade out into the river. The current soon takes you and you drift slowly downstream.

After twenty minutes you hear the sound of horses along the left bank.

If you wish to hide behind the log, turn to 75.

If you wish to climb onto the log and prepare to catch the riders’ attention, then turn to 175.