Briquet imagined this to be the window of the hall, and thought that if he could gain this place he could see all.

He looked round him; the court had many soldiers and servants in it, but it was large, and the night was dark; besides, they were not looking his way, and the porter was busy, preparing his bed for the night.
Briquet rapidly climbed on to the cornice which ran toward the window in question, and ran along the wall like a monkey, holding on with his hands and feet to the ornaments of the sculpture.

Had the soldiers seen in the dark this figure gliding along the wall without apparent support, they would not have failed to cry, "Magic!" but they did not see him.

In four bounds he reached the window, and established himself between the bars and the pipe, so that from the inside he was concealed by the one, and from the outside by the other.
He then saw a great hall, lighted by a torch, and filled with armor of all sorts.

There were enough pikes, swords, halberds, and muskets to arm four regiments.