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Thrale's estimate proved excessive. They reached Richmond on the fourth day out from Marlow, having opened another nine weirs -- the one at Old Windsor had been swept away, and the one below Richmond Bridge Thrale opened that afternoon.
During those four days they had seen few signs of life. They had moved, keeping to the main stream for the most part, in the midst of a wide expanse of water; exploring a desolate and wasted country.