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But from the midst of the host, a deep sounding voice, as earnest as if in hot temper, but as deliberate as if in caution against a false alarm, spoke. He inquired: "Who rang that bell? Has the day come?" BUT FROM THE MIDST OF THE HOST A DEEP SOUNDING VOICE AS EARNEST AS IF IN HOT TEMPER BUT AS DELIBERATE AS IF IN CAUTION AGAINST A FALSE ALARM SPOKE HE INQUIRED WHO RANG THAT BELL HAS THE DAY COME
e lay heaps upon heaps of yellow gold. Both men stuffed their pockets, belt bags, and the inside of their clothes, with all they could load in. "Now we had better get out, for it is time to go," said the sorcerer and he led the way towards the cave door. But as Taffy passed back, and along the hall, where the host of warriors were sleeping, his curiosity got the better of him. He said to himself, "I must see this host awake. I'll touch that bell, and find out whether the sorcerer spoke the truth." So, when he came to it, he struck the bell. In the twinkling of an eye, thousands of warriors sprang up, seized their armor, girded their swords, or seized their spears. All seemed eagerly awaiting the command to rush against the foe. The ground quaked with their tramping, and shook with their tread, until Taffy thought the cave roof would fall in and bury them all. The air resounded with the rattle of arms, as the men, when in ranks, marked time, ready for motion forward and out of the cave. HAT WAS THE STOREHOUSE OF THE CAVE THERE LAY HEAPS UPON HEAPS OF YELLOW GOLD BOTH MEN STUFFED THEIR POCKETS BUILT BAGS IN THE INSIDE OF THEIR CLOTHES WITH ALL THEY COULD LOAD IN NOW WE HAD BETTER GET OUT FOR IT IS TIME TO GO SAID THE SORCERER AND HE LED THE WAY TOWARDS THE CAVE DOOR BUT AS TAFFY PASSED BACK AND ALONG THE HALL WHERE THE HOST OF WARRIORS WERE SLEEPING HIS CURIOSITY GOT THE BETTER OF HIM HE SAID TO HIMSELF I MUST SEE THIS HOST AWAKE I'LL TOUCH THAT BELL AND FIND OUT WHETHER THE SORCERER SPOKE THE TRUTH SO WHEN HE CAME TO IT HE STRUCK THE BELL IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE THOUSANDS OF WARRIORS SPRANG UP SEIZED THEIR ARMOR GIRDED THEIR SWORDS OR SEIZED THEIR SPEARS ALL SEEMED EAGERLY AWAITING THE COMMAND TO RUSH AGAINST THE FOE THE GROUND QUAKED WITH THEIR TRAMPING AND SHOOK WITH THEIR TREAD UNTIL TAFFY THOUGHT THE CAVE ROOF WOULD FALL IN AND BURY THEM ALL THE AIR RESOUNDED WITH A RATTLE OF ARMS AS THE MEN WHEN IN RANKS MARKED TIME READY FOR MOTION FORWARD AND OUT OF THE CAVE
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