3。HALF-PASTELEVENTOTWELVEP。M。
AhazardouslengthoftimeelapsedbeforetheinmatesoftheThreeTrantersknewoftheirdanger。Whenatlengththediscoverywasmade，therushwasarushforbarelife。
Aman\'svoicecalling，thenscreams，thenloudstampingandshoutswereheard。
Mr。Springroveranoutfirst。Twominuteslaterappearedtheostlerandchambermaid，whoweremanandwife。Theinn，ashasbeenstated，wasaquaintoldbuilding，andasinflammableasabee-hive；
itoverhungthebaseatthelevelofthefirstfloor，andagainoverhungattheeaves，whichwerefinishedwithheavyoakbarge-