Note 1 — Chapter XIV · THE STORY OF RUPEN
Margaret Payson Waterman translation
He fell upon the bread and olives which Aram offered him, and ate greedily. It was growing dark, and they made their way over the rocks with extreme caution. At last, after a thousand difficulties, they reached the cavern, a spot which awakened many recollections in the boys’ minds. Aram and Archag took out the treasures from their basket: dolmas,1 eggs, cucumbers and figs, and the fugitive ate ravenously, his eyes eager with appetite.