Heappearedtobeguidinghisdescentsoastobringhisfeetuponthecentreofthestoneblockwhichoccupiedthelowerpartofthewindow；and，havingsecuredhisfootinguponthis，hekneeleddownandbegantogazeintotheroom。Asthemoonwasgleamingintothechamber，andthebed-curtainsweredrawn，hewasabletodistinguishthebeditselfanditscontents。Heappearedsatisfiedwithhisscrutiny，forhelookedupandmadeasignwithhishand，uponwhichtheropebywhichhisdescenthadbeeneffectedwasslackenedfromabove，andheproceededtodisengageitfromhiswaist；thisaccom-
plished，heappliedhishandstothewindow-frame，whichmusthavebeeningeniouslycontrivedforthepurpose，for，withapparentlynoresistance，thewholeframe，containingcasementandall，slippedfromitspositioninthewall，andwasbyhimloweredintotheroom。
Thecoldnightwindwavedthebed-
curtains，andhepausedforamoment——allwasstillagain——andhesteppedinupontheflooroftheroom。Heheldinhishandwhatappearedtobeasteelinstrument，shapedsomethinglikeahammer，butlargerandsharperattheextremities。
Thisheheldratherbehindhim，while，withthreelong，tip-toestrides，hebroughthimselftothebedside。