There were special liqueurs in the wine to bring on
sleep. And with the pleasure of drink the guards slept so
soundly that they never awoke. When the Albanian saw that the
counter-round had gone by and the guards were sleeping, he took
out the fire-box, and hid its light with his cape. Then he lit a
straw, and put it in a niche in the wall that faced the camp. He
did this three times. Tirant soon saw this signal which they had
planned in advance, and he quickly left the camp with only a few
men. All the other men stayed behind, ready and armed, waiting
to be called, and the commander stayed with them as their
captain. Because of all the water there, Tirant and his men had
to pass near a tall tower, but the Albanian was making a great
deal of noise with the drums, and when Tirant passed close to the
tower they were not heard. When they were near and the guards
called out, "All clear, all clear," they quickly ran ten or
twelve steps, and when the guards were silent, they stopped.
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