text_original: At night, however, there came a crumb of com  fort. A deserter had escaped by swimming from one of the Turkish vessels, and on being brought before the Grand Master he declared that there was great disaffection in the fleet. He said that the Turks, too, [219] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES remembered the disastrous siege in the last genera  tion, and that they feared to attack a city so strong  ly defended by men whose bravery and devotion was known throughout the world.
text_transcription: AT NIGHT HOWEVER THERE CAME A CRUM OF COMFORT A DESERTER HAD ESCAPED BY SWIMMING FROM ONE OF THE TURKISH VESSELS AND ON BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THE GRAND MASTER HE DECLARED THAT THERE WAS GREAT DISAFFECTION IN THE FLEET HE SAID THAT THE TURKS TOO REMEMBERED THE DISASTROUS SIEGE IN THE LAST GENERATION AND THAT THEY FEARED TO ATTACK A CITY SO STRONGLY DEFENDED BY MEN WHOSE BRAVERY AND DEVOTION WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
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