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Then a howl oflaughter went up from the entire room, and did not subside until LeBlanc sank to the floor in another theatrical curtsy, his makeuprunning. TheBritish wall had almost broken. After dark Omdurman was still a holy city and under theMahdi's strict moral code. The tombs yield much more suggestive relics of metal, stone, andpottery.

Excellent, but enough for now. The array ofartillery was formidable and ranged from forty-pounder howitzers tofield and horse batteries. Within minutes the integrity of the square was restored. With a sound like a giant ripping up a roll of heavy canvas, acontinuous stream of bullets tore into the ranks of Ansar as theyswarmed forward.