But it cannot be that.

They have no chateau within a hundred leagues.

No, I cannot tell where we are." He was dropping back to the floor, and put his weight upon the bar.
To his amazement, it came away in his hand.
"Look, Amos, look!" he cried.
"Ah, you've found it out! Well, I did that during the night." "And how?
With your knife ?" "No; I could make no way with my knife; but when I got the bar out of the grate, I managed faster.

I'll put this one back now, or some of those folks down below may notice that we have got it loose." "Are they all loose ?" "Only the one at present, but we'll get the other two out during the night.

You can take that bar out and work with it, while I use my own picker at the other.