particularly to yourselves you are not a free people! You are kept
both in bondage and slavery, and that by a grievous threat; no
reason being annexed but, "So I will have it; so it shall be." And
is it not grievous to think on, that that very thing which you are
forbidden to do might you but do it, would yield you both wisdom
and honour? for then your eyes will be opened, and you shall be as
gods. Now, since this is thus,' quoth he, 'can you be kept by any
prince in more slavery and in greater bondage than you are under
this day? You are made underlings, and are wrapped up in
inconveniences, as I have well made appear. For what bondage
greater than to be kept in blindness? Will not reason tell you
that it is better to have eyes than to be without them? and so to
be at liberty to be better than to be shut up in a dark and
stinking cave?'

And just now, while Diabolus was speaking these words to Mansoul,
Tisiphone shot at Captain Resistance, where he stood on the gate,
and mortally wounded him in the head; so that he, to the amazement
of the townsmen, and the encouragement of Diabolus, fell down dead
quite over the wall. Now, when Captain Resistance was dead, (and
he was the only man of war in the town,) poor Mansoul was wholly
left naked of courage, nor had she now any heart to resist. But
this was as the devil would have it. Then stood forth he, Mr. Ill-
pause, that Diabolus brought with him, who was his orator; and he
addressed himself to speak to the town of Mansoul; the tenour of
whose speech here follows:-

'Gentlemen,' quoth he, 'it is my master's happiness that he has
this day a quiet and teachable auditory; and it is hoped by us that
we shall prevail with you not to cast off good advice. My master