'For,' thought he, 'since I beat them once, I may beat them twice.'
Wherefore he commanded his men to be ready at such an hour of the
night, to make a fresh assault upon the town; and he gave it out in
special that they should bend all their force against Feel-gate,
and attempt to break into the town through that. The word that
then he did give to his officers and soldiers was Hell-fire.
'And,' said he, 'if we break in upon them, as I wish we do, either
with some, or with all our force, let them that break in look to
it, that they forget not the word. And let nothing be heard in the
town of Mansoul but, "Hell-fire! Hell-fire! Hell-fire!"' The
drummer was also to beat without ceasing, and the standard-bearers
were to display their colours; the soldiers, too, were to put on
what courage they could, and to see that they played manfully their
parts against the town.
So when night was come, and all things by the tyrant made ready for
the work, he suddenly makes his assault upon Feel-gate, and after
he had awhile struggled there, he throws the gate wide open: for
the truth is, those gates were but weak, and so most easily made to
yield.
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