3/36 "The wall is very thick, the bars are placed in the middle, and there is just room for me to take a seat on the edge, then I can see things at my ease." He sat looking out, for a minute or two, before he spoke. "I noticed, as we came in, that it was built along on both sides of the gate; and, no doubt, this side stands on the city wall." "Then what do you see ?" "I see the ground, sloping steeply down to a stream that runs along the bottom of it. There are a good many small houses, scattered about on the slope and along by the stream. Over to the left, there is a stone bridge across it. Near this is a large building, that looks like another prison, and a marketplace with stalls in it. |