Woodlouse looked in and saw a pair of legs, now bending, now straightening again, now going up, and now down.

From what he saw, he drew the conclusion that some one was tolling the big bell.

He observed carefully what time it was by the church clock, and as he went along, he was already making up his mind how he should answer the inquiries of the police, for he fully expected the cause of the fire would be the subject for investigation..