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After a long, tedious march, Giorgias found himself on a commanding height, from whence at dawn he had an extensive view of the surrounding country. "The slaves have fled they have made their escape to the mountains," exclaimed Giorgias, as he dismounted from his weary war-horse, when the first bar of golden light appeared in the orient sky.
Though the troops under the command of Giorgias doubled the Hebrews in number, he dared not try the issue of battle with those who had so lately discomfited Nicanor's formidable hosts.
Had they not measured swords with the warriors of Apollonius and Seron, and more recently those of Bacchides? Had they not scattered the thousands of Nicanor, and made Giorgias seek safety in ignominious retreat? Was not Maccabeus their leader, and saw they not the light flashing from his helmet in the fore-front of the battle?
The leader had not forgotten though some of his eager followers might have done so that Giorgias, with an army of chosen warriors, doubling their own in number, and comparatively fresh, was yet to be encountered.
The point of the guard's weapon was lowered; but another of the soldiers was about to remonstrate. "It is against orders," he began, when Pollux interrupted him. "Methinks you are one who served under me in the force of Giorgias," observed the courtier, with presence of mind. "Ay, my lord," answered the soldier.
"Be assured, O most mighty monarch" thus had Lysimachus addressed the disappointed tyrant "that had there been no sympathizers with the Hebrew rebels in the army of the king, Giorgias would have returned to Jerusalem with the head of Judas Maccabeus hanging at his saddle-bow." The insinuation was understood the instilled poison worked its effect.
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