While he feels tempted to continue on in hopes of making all the more progress, he eventually settles off the path against a large tree.  He debates whether to make a fire, and decides he hadn't seen anyything civilized for days, and that a fire would only help to ward off animals, and especially the insects of the forest.  He build some meager kindling, modest to keep any unwanted travelers away from him.  He gnawed on a piece of bitter jerky, longing to find somewhere with a nice lambchop and some whiskey.<br/>