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The Ancient Allan

CHAPTER XVII
18/41

At first I thought that we were lost, for these ships were from Greece and Cyprus, till I saw the banner of the Grasshopper wave from a prow, and knew that they were manned by our five thousand who had gone out to burn the fleet, and had saved these vessels.

They beached and from their crowded holds poured the five thousand, or those that were left of them, and ranging themselves upon the bank, raised their war-shout and attacked the ends of the Easterns' lines.
Now we charged for the last time and the Egyptians charged from the south.

Ha-ha! the ranks of the Immortals were broken at length.

We were among them.

I saw Pharaoh, his _uraeus_ circlet on his helm.


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