"Then, when he found that I was a stranger, he got away.

I don't know how he managed it, for my fingers are strong enough, but he wrenched himself free somehow." "Look out once more," she implored.

"See if he is anywhere around.

I will speak to him." He stood at the window and looked in every direction.
"There is no one in sight," he declared.

"I will go to the corner of the street, if you like." She shook her head.
"Close the window and bolt it, please," she begged.