On seeing him a cry of ferocious triumph rose from the mob.
As nothing could be done to aid him Walter and his follower rushed by without stopping.

There was a pause in the pursuit, and glancing down from the upper gallery Walter saw Van Artevelde in the hands of the mob, each struggling to take possession of him; then a man armed with a great axe pushed his way among them, and swinging it over his head struck Van Artevelde dead to the floor.

His slayer was Gerard Denis himself.
Followed by Ralph, Walter sprang through the open door into the chamber they had marked, and closed the door behind them.

Then Walter, saying, "I will go first, Ralph, I can help you in should you miss your spring," mounted on the sill of the casement.

Short as was the distance the leap was extremely difficult, for neither casement was more than three feet high.