"We can hardly hope to walk down the stairs and make our escape without being seen, especially as the doors will all be barred and bolted, seeing the tumult which is raging outside." "It all depends whether our means of escape are suspected," Walter replied, "I should scarce think that they would be.

The attention of our pursuers was wholly taken up by Van Artevelde, and some minutes must have passed before they followed us.

No doubt they will search every place in the house, and all within it will by this time have been slaughtered.

But they will scarce organize any special search for us.
All will be fully occupied with the exciting events which have taken place, and as the casement by which we entered is closed it is scarcely likely to occur to any one that we have escaped by that means.

I will listen first if the house is quiet.