XXIII + 

As soon as the corporal had finished the story of his amourвБ†вАФor rather my uncle Toby for himвБ†вАФMrs.¬†Wadman silently sallied forth from her arbour, replaced the pin in her mob, passвАЩd the wicker-gate, and advanced slowly towards my uncle TobyвАЩs sentry-box: the disposition which Trim had made in my uncle TobyвАЩs mind, was too favourable a crisis to be let slippвАЩdвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вЄЇвБ†The attack was determinвАЩd upon: it was facilitated still more by my uncle TobyвАЩs having ordered the corporal to wheel off the pioneerвАЩs shovel, the spade, the pickaxe, the picquets, and other military stores which lay scatterвАЩd upon the ground where Dunkirk stoodвБ†вАФthe corporal had marchвАЩdвБ†вАФthe field was clear. + 

Now, consider, sir, what nonsense it is, either in fighting, or writing, or anything else (whether in rhyme to it, or not) which a man has occasion to doвБ†вАФto act by plan: for if ever Plan, independent of all circumstances, deserved registering in letters of gold (I mean in the archives of Gotham)вБ†вАФit was certainly the Plan of Mrs.¬†WadmanвАЩs attack of my uncle Toby in his sentry-box, by PlanвБ†вЄЇвБ†Now the plan hanging up in it at this juncture, being the Plan of DunkirkвБ†вАФand the tale of Dunkirk a tale of relaxation, it opposed every impression she could make: and besides, could she have gone upon itвБ†вАФthe manoeuvre of fingers and hands in the attack of the sentry-box, was so outdone by that of the fair BeguineвАЩs, in TrimвАЩs storyвБ†вАФthat just then, that particular attack, however successful beforeвБ†вАФbecame the most heartless attack that could be madeвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

O! let woman alone for this. Mrs.¬†Wadman had scarce openвАЩd the wicket-gate, when her genius sported with the change of circumstances. + 

вЄЇвБ†She formed a new attack in a moment. + 