But behold! when all seemed lost a great shouting rose from Amada and through her opened gates poured forth all that remained of the army of Pharaoh, perhaps eighteen or twenty thousand men.

I saw, and my heart rose again.
"Stand firm!" I cried.

"Stand firm!" and lo! we stood.
The Egyptians were on them now and in their midst I saw Pharaoh's banner.

By degrees the battle swayed towards the banks of Nile, we to the north, the Egyptians to the south and the Easterns between us.

They were trying to turn our flank; yes, and would have done it, had there not suddenly appeared upon the Nile a fleet of ships.