Thismadetheprisonerslookpale;butthemessengersproceededandsaid，’He，thePrince，said，moreover，thatyethewouldconsideryourpetition，andgivesuchanswertheretoaswouldstandwithhisglory。’Andasthesewordswerespoken，Mr。Wet—Eyesgaveagreatsigh。Atthistheywereallofthemstruckintotheirdumps，andcouldnottellwhattosay:fearalsopossessedtheminamarvellousmanner，anddeathseemedtosituponsomeoftheireyebrows。Now，therewasinthecompanyanotable，sharp—wittedfellow，ameanmanofestate，andhisnamewasoldInquisitive。ThismanaskedthepetitionersiftheyhadtoldouteverywhitofwhatEmmanuelsaid，andtheyanswered，’Verily，no。’ThensaidInquisitive，’Ithoughtso，indeed。Pray，whatwasitmorethathesaiduntoyou？’Thentheypausedawhile;butatlasttheybroughtoutall，saying，’ThePrincebadeusbidCaptainBoanergesandCaptainConvictionbringtheprisonersdowntohimto—morrow;andthatCaptainJudgmentandCaptainExecutionshouldtakechargeofthecastleandtowntilltheyshouldhearfurtherfromhim。TheysaidalsothatwhenthePrincehadcommandedthemthustodo，heimmediatelyturnedhisbackuponthem，andwentintohisroyalpavilion。
But，oh！howthisreturn，andspeciallythislastclauseofit，thattheprisonersmustgoouttothePrinceintothecamp，brakealltheirloinsinpieces！Wherefore，withonevoicetheysetupacrythatreacheduptotheheavens。Thisdone，eachofthethreepreparedhimselftodie;（andtheRecordersaiduntothem，’ThiswasthethingthatIfeared;’）
fortheyconcludedthatto—morrow，bythatthesunwentdown，theyshouldbetumbledoutoftheworld。Thewholetownalsocountedofnoother，butthat，intheirtimeandorder，theymustalldrinkofthesamecup。WhereforethetownofMansoulspentthatnightinmourning，andsackclothandashes。Theprisonersalso，whenthetimewascomeforthemtogodownbeforethePrince，dressedthemselvesinmourningattire，withropesupontheirheads。ThewholetownofMansoulalsoshowedthemselvesuponthewall，allcladinmourningweeds，if，perhaps，thePrincewiththesightthereofmightbemovedwithcompassion。But，oh！howthebusy—bodiesthatwereinthetownofMansouldidnowconcernthemselves！Theydidrunhereandtherethroughthestreetsofthetownbycompanies，cryingoutastheyranintumultuouswise，oneafteronemanner，andanotherthequitecontrary，tothealmostutterdistractionofMansoul。
Well，thetimeiscomethattheprisonersmustgodowntothecamp，andappearbeforethePrince。Andthuswasthemanneroftheirgoingdown:CaptainBoanergeswentwithaguardbeforethem，andCaptainConvictioncamebehind，andtheprisonerswentdown，boundinchains，inthemidst。SoI
say，theprisonerswentinthemidst，andtheguardwentwithflyingcoloursbehindandbefore，buttheprisonerswentwithdroopingspirits。