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THERATTOTHERESCUE
Marcowalkedthroughthepassageandintothekitchenpartofthebasement。Thedoorswerealllocked，andtheyweresoliddoors。
Heranuptheflaggedstepsandfoundthedooratthetopshutandboltedalso，andthattoowasasoliddoor。Hisjailershadplainlymadesurethatitshouldtaketimeenoughforhimtomakehiswayintotheworld，evenafterhegotoutofthewine-cellar。
Thecathadrunawaytosomepartoftheplacewheremicewereplentiful。Marcowasbythistimerathergnawinglyhungryhimself。Ifhecouldgetintothekitchen，hemightfindsomefragmentsoffoodleftinacupboard；buttherewasnomovingthelockeddoor。Hetriedtheoutletintothearea，butthatwasimmov-able。Thenhesawnearitasmallerdoor。Itwasevidentlytheentrancetothecoal-cellarunderthepavement。