The turbaned warriors wished to delay the engagement until the
new moon, the eve of which was at hand. And it happened on that said
eve that Iskander calling to mind his contract with the Turkish prince
made in the gardens of the Seraglio at Adrianople, and believing from
the superstitious character of Mahomed that he would not fail to be at
the appointed spot, resolved, as we have seen, to repair to the
fountain of Kallista.
And now from that fountain the hero retired, bearing with him a prize
scarcely less precious than the freedom of his country, for which he
was to combat on the morrow's morn.
Ere the dawn had broken, the Christian power was in motion. Iskander
commanded the centre, Hunniades the right wing. The left was entrusted
at his urgent request to the Prince of Athens. A mist that hung about
the plain allowed Nicaeus to charge the right wing of the Turks almost
unperceived. He charged with irresistible fury, and soon disordered
the ranks of the Moslemin. Mahomed with the reserve hastened to their
aid. A mighty multitude of Janissaries, shouting the name of Allah and
his Prophet, penetrated the Christian centre.
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