Take that lamp--go to the wall yonder, and in that corner, near the floor, you will see a small iron ring.

Pull it--it does not require much force--and you will find an opening leading through another vault; at the end there is a broken flight of stairs, mount them, and you will find yourself in the same place from which you fell.

Fly, fly! There is not a second to lose!" "How can I fly?
how can I leave you dying here ?" "I am not dying!" she wildly cried, lifting both hands from the wound to push him away, while the blood flowed over the floor.

"But we will both die if you stay.

Go-go-go!" The footsteps had paused at his door.