This done, he let himself carefully down by it, and having only a few feet to drop, alighted in safety.
Having now fairly got out of Newgate for the second time, with a heart throbbing with exultation, he hastened to make good his escape.

To his great joy he found a small garret-door in the roof of the opposite house open.

He entered it; crossed the room, in which there was only a small truckle-bed, over which he stumbled; opened another door and gained the stair-head.

As he was about to descend his chains slightly rattled.

"Oh, lud! what's that ?" exclaimed a female voice, from an adjoining room.
"Only the dog," replied the rough tones of a man.
Securing the chain in the best way he could, Jack then hurried down two pair of stairs, and had nearly reached the lobby, when a door suddenly opened, and two persons appeared, one of whom held a light.