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Scene II.

—A Suburb.—Alexius, his Lieutenant, and Soldiers.
Alexius.
Stand fast. The Sunian suburb is on fire.
Send word to Eulas to advance and storm
The Atrian gate; with half his force—no more;
The troops that guard it will but feign to fight;
They're won. With t'other half do thou thyself
Rejoin Count Isaac. There is nought to fear.
The famed Varangian brawlers led the flight,
Their leader leading them. His father, Anx,
Our prisoner, saw it and his bald head blushed.
Begone! Remember—half his force.

Lieutenant.
The rest
I carry to Count Isaac.

Alexius.
Ay, at once.
Now with our ladders to the walls, my friends.