Scarcelyawayfarerpassedbeneathme：sofew，indeed，thatI
hadnofearofbeingdetectedfrombelow。AndyetunlessIwasmistaken，afurtivestep，asubduedwhisperwerebornetomeoneverybreeze，fromeveryquarter。Andthenightwasfullofphantoms。
Perhapsallthiswasmerenervousness，theoutcomeofmyposition。AtanyrateIfeltnomoreofitwhenCroisettejoinedme。Wehadourdaggers，andthatgavemesomecomfort。Ifwecouldoncegainentrancetothehouseopposite，wehadonlytobeg，orinthelastresortforceourwaydownstairsandout，andthentohastenwithwhatspeedwemighttoPavannes’dwelling。
Clearlyitwasaquestionoftimeonlynow;whetherBezers’bandorweshouldfirstreachit。AndstruckbythisIwhisperedMarietobequick。Heseemedtobelongincoming。
Hescrambleddownhandoverhandatlast，andthenIsawthathehadnotlingeredabovefornothing。Hehadcontrivedaftergettingoutofthewindowtoletdowntheshutter。Andmorehehadatsomerisklengthenedourrope，andmadeadoublelineofit，sothatitranroundahingeoftheshutter;andwhenhestoodbesideus，hetookitbyoneendanddisengagedit。Good，cleverMarie！