He bursts open the window, and, as I live, is about to throw himself out of it." As she spoke, one of the upper windows in the burning habitation was burst open, and a poor terrified wretch appeared at it in his night-dress, vociferating in tones of the wildest alarm, "Fire! fire!--help! help!" "Shall we go forward ?" said Chowles.

Judith hesitated for a moment, and then assenting, they hurried towards the spot.
"Can we give you any help, friend ?" cried Chowles.
"Take care of this," rejoined the baker, flinging a bag of money to the ground, "and I will endeavour to let down my wife and children.

The staircase is on fire, and we are almost stifled with smoke.

God help us!" And the exclamation was followed by fearful shrieks from within, followed by the appearance of a woman, holding two little children in her arms, at the window.
"This must be money," said Judith, utterly heedless of the fearful scene occurring above, and taking up the bag and chinking it; "silver, by the sound.

Shall we make off with it ?" "No, no," replied Chowles, "we must not run any risk for such a paltry booty.