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Chapter 13

           Thetimeseemedlong;theguideeverandanonleftthemtotakeanobservationontheedgeofthewood,buttheguardswatchedsteadilybytheglareofthetorches,andadimlightcreptthroughthewindowsofthepagoda. 

           Theywaitedtillmidnight;butnochangetookplaceamongtheguards,anditbecameapparentthattheiryieldingtosleepcouldnotbecountedon.Theotherplanmustbecarriedout;anopeninginthewallsofthepagodamustbemade. Itremainedtoascertainwhetherthepriestswerewatchingbythesideoftheirvictimasassiduouslyaswerethesoldiersatthedoor. 

           Afteralastconsultation,theguideannouncedthathewasreadyfortheattempt,andadvanced,followedbytheothers.Theytookaroundaboutway,soastogetatthepagodaontherear. Theyreachedthewallsabouthalf-pasttwelve,withouthavingmetanyone;heretherewasnoguard,norwerethereeitherwindowsordoors. 

           Thenightwasdark.Themoon,onthewane,scarcelyleftthehorizon,andwascoveredwithheavyclouds;theheightofthetreesdeepenedthedarkness. 

           Itwasnotenoughtoreachthewalls;anopeninginthemmustbeaccomplished,andtoattainthispurposethepartyonlyhadtheirpocket-knives. Happilythetemplewallswerebuiltofbrickandwood,whichcouldbepenetratedwithlittledifficulty;afteronebrickhadbeentakenout,therestwouldyieldeasily. 

           Theysetnoiselesslytowork,andtheParseeononesideandPassepartoutontheotherbegantoloosenthebrickssoastomakeanaperturetwofeetwide. 

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