Angry as they may be, they will hardly touch a woman.

But waste no time in talking, for the door will soon yield to their blows.

Fly by the back entrance, while there is time." So saying, she hurried them to the back of the house, and without allowing them to pause for another word almost pushed them out, and closed the door behind them.

The lane was deserted; but the shouts and clamour of the English soldiers beyond the houses rose loud in the air.

"Quick, Sir William," Sir John Grahame said, "or we shall be cut off! They will bethink them of the back way, and send soldiers down to intercept us." Such, indeed, was the case, for as they ran they heard shouts behind, and saw some English soldiers entering the other end of the lane.
In front, however, all was clear, and running on they turned into another street, and then down to the gate.