ButBeelzebubstoodup，andreplied，saying:’Itisimpossibletodrawthemallofffromthecastle;some，youmaybesure，willlietheretokeepthat;whereforeitwillbebutinvainthustoattempt，unlessweweresurethattheywillallcomeout。’Hethereforeconcludedthatwhatwasdonemustbedonebysomeothermeans。Andthemostlikelymeansthatthegreatestoftheirheadscouldinvent，wasthatwhichApollyonhadadvisedtobefore，namely，togetthetownsmenagaintosin。’For，’saidhe，’itisnotourbeinginthetown，norinthefield，norourfighting，norourkillingoftheirmen，thatcanmakeusthemastersofMansoul;forsolongasoneinthetownisabletoliftuphisfingeragainstus，Emmanuelwilltaketheirparts;andifheshalltaketheirparts，weknowwhattimeofdayitwillbewithus。Wherefore，formypart，’quothhe，’thereis，inmyjudgment，nowaytobringthemintobondagetous，likeinventingawaytomakethemsin。Hadwe，’saidhe，’leftallourdoubtersathome，wehaddoneaswellaswehavedonenow，unlesswecouldhavemadethemthemastersandgovernorsofthecastle;fordoubtersatadistancearebutlikeobjectionsrefelledwitharguments。Indeed，canwebutgetthemintothehold，andmakethempossessorsofthat，thedaywillbeourown。Letus，therefore，withdrawourselvesintotheplain，（notexpectingthatthecaptainsinMansoulshouldfollowus，）butyet，Isay，letusdothis，andbeforewesodo，letusadviseagainwithourtrustyDiaboloniansthatareyetintheirholdsofMansoul，andsetthemtoworktobetraythetowntous;fortheyindeedmustdoit，oritwillbeleftundoneforever。’BythesesayingsofBeelzebub，（forI
thinkitwashethatgavethiscounsel，）thewholeconclavewasforcedtobeofhisopinion，namely，thatthewaytogetthecastlewastogetthetowntosin。Thentheyfelltoinventingbywhatmeanstheymightdothisthing。
ThenLuciferstoodup，andsaid:’ThecounselofBeelzebubispertinent。Now，thewaytobringthistopass，inmineopinion，isthis:letuswithdrawourforcefromthetownofMansoul;letusdothis，andletusterrifythemnomore，eitherwithsummons，orthreats，orwiththenoiseofourdrum，oranyotherawakeningmeans。Onlyletuslieinthefieldatadistance，andbeasifweregardedthemnot;forfrights，Isee，dobutawakenthem，andmakethemmorestandtotheirarms。Ihavealsoanotherstratageminmyhead:youknowMansoulisamarket—town，andatownthatdelightsincommerce;what，therefore，ifsomeofourDiaboloniansshallfeignthemselvesfar—countrymen，andshallgooutandbringtothemarketofMansoulsomeofourwarestosell;andwhatmatteratwhatratestheyselltheirwares，thoughitbebutforhalftheworth？Now，letthosethatthusshalltradeintheirmarketbethosethatarewittyandtruetous，andI
willlaymycrowntopawnitwilldo。Therearetwothatarecometomythoughtsalready，thatIthinkwillbearchatthiswork，andtheyareMr。Penny—wise—pound—foolish，andMr。
Get—i’the—hundred—and—lose—i’the—shire;noristhismanwiththelongnameatallinferiortotheother。What，also，ifyoujoinwiththemMr。Sweet—worldandMr。Present—good;theyarementhatarecivilandcunning，butourtruefriendsandhelpers。Letthese，withasmanymore，engageinthisbusinessforus，andletMansoulbetakenupinmuchbusiness，andletthemgrowfullandrich，andthisisthewaytogetgroundofthem。RememberyenotthatthusweprevaileduponLaodicea，andhowmanyatpresentdoweholdinthissnare？Now，whentheybegintogrowfull，theywillforgettheirmisery;andifweshallnotaffrightthem，theymayhappentofallasleep，andsobegottoneglecttheirtownwatch，theircastlewatch，aswellastheirwatchatthegates。