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"Now to get ourselves captured," whispered Peter eagerly, as they / finally reached the bottom of the stair.
"It should not be difficult," answered Snif, who had flown ahead and / now come back to rest on Peter's shoulder. "Behold! Be bold! Look! / Gaze and tremble! " Stepping out of the dim tower into the courtyard of / the fort, Peter gave a little whistle of consternation and surprise. / Drawn up in glittering rows were a thousand mounted men in armor, each / holding a golden spear.