They were terrified lest the verger should remember that he had left the tower door open, and should lock them in.
They stumbled back among the rafters, regardless of dust, and groped their rather perilous way down the winding staircase.

To their infinite relief the door was not shut, and they were able to creep quietly out and bolt from the Abbey unperceived.

They fled along the stone path that edged the churchyard, then stopped under the shelter of a ruined wall to brush the dust off their dresses before re-entering the College.
"It's been quite an adventure!" gasped Verity.
"Rather! Particularly catching old Egbert.

Won't he look silly when I bring it out before the family?
I don't know whether I _will_ tell them, though! I think I'll keep it back, so as to have something to hold over his head when he teases me.

Yes, that would be far more fun, really.