I hope, therefore, that the results will not be so disastrous as before.

The town may be burnt down again, but unless they blow up my palace, they can do little harm to it.

When I rebuilt it, seeing the possibility of another war, I would not have any wood whatever used in its construction.

Therefore, when the hangings are taken down, and the furniture from these rooms cleared out, there will be nothing to burn, and they are not likely to waste powder in blowing it up.
"As to the town, I warned the people who returned that it might be again destroyed before long, and therefore there has been no solid building.

The houses have all been lightly run up with wood, which is plentiful enough in the hills, and no great harm, therefore, will be done if it is again burnt down.