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side of the wall, and into it he dropped a bit of 

 blazing pine which he had lighted with his lan- 

 tern. Soon a lurid flame arose from the burning 

 mass. It lighted up the plain and was reflected 

 upon the top of the wall, showing the face of 

 the man. It was Sinon, the young Greek. 



Immediately answering lights appeared on 

 the ships, and Sinon clambered hastily to the 

 ground. The huge figure of the wooden horse 

 loomed up in the moonlight before him. With 

 the flat of his sword he struck each of its legs 

 three times. Then suddenly there was a great 

 sound of rattling armor above him. The creature 

 seemed to be strangely endowed with life. In a 

 moment there was a noise as of the shooting of 

 bolts and the grating of hinges; a narrow door 

 was opened in the horse's breast, and a gleaming 

 helmet, with a man's face beneath it, was thrust 

 out. 



"Is that you, Sinon?" 



" It is I, Ulysses." 



"Is all well?" 



" All is well. The ships are already drawn up 

 upon the sands. The Greeks are marching across 

 the plain. The witless Trojans are asleep and 

 dream not of danger." 



Then a rope was let down from the open door, 



