As, Ever Since The Compassionate Edella Had Procured Them To Be
Removed From The Dungeon, They Had Enjoyed The Privilege
Of walking on
the leads, and going up to the round tower, which being of a very great
height, not
Only overlooked the town, but the country round for a
considerable distance, they frequently made use of this indulgence, at
first for no other purpose than to have the benefit of the open air, but
now in hope of seeing their beloved prince at the head of a victorious
army approaching to give them liberty and relief. - But, alas! how
terrible a reverse of their high-raised expectations had inconstant
fortune in store for them. - One day as they were sitting together,
discoursing on the usual topics with which they entertained each other,
and endeavoured to beguile the tedious time, they heard a confused noise
as of some sudden tumult. - Tho' they had now been above a year in
Russia, none of them could speak the language well enough to be
understood, so could receive no information from the guard, even should
they have proved good-natured enough to be willing to satisfy their
curiosity, so they all run hastily up to the round tower, whence they
easily perceived the town in great confusion, and the people running in
such crowds, that in the hurry many were trampled to death in
endeavouring to pass the gates: - at a distance they perceived standards
waving in the air, but could not yet distinguish what arms they bore.
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