Fare ye well . '' And Hatch , turning upon his heel , disappeared again into the windings of the passage . Dick instantly returned for his lamp , and proceeded to act upon the hint . At one corner of the trap there was a deep cavity in the wall . Pushing his arm into the aperture , Dick found an iron bar , which he thrust vigorously upwards . There followed a snapping noise , and the slab of stone instantly started in its bed . They were free of the passage . A little exercise of strength easily raised the trap ; and they came forth into a vaulted chamber , opening on one hand upon the court , where one or two fellows , with bare arms , were rubbing down the horses of the last arrivals . A torch or two , each stuck in an iron ring against the wall , changefully lit up the scene . CHAPTER V -- HOW DICK CHANGED SIDES Dick , blowing out his lamp lest it should attract attention , led the way up-stairs and along the corridor . In the brown chamber the rope had been made fast to the frame of an exceeding heavy and ancient bed . It had not been detached , and Dick , taking the coil to the window , began to lower it slowly and cautiously into the darkness of the night . Joan stood by ; but as the rope lengthened , and still Dick continued to pay it out , extreme fear began to conquer her resolution . `` Dick , '' she said , `` is it so deep ? I may not essay it . I should infallibly fall , good Dick . '' It was just at the delicate moment of the operations that she spoke . Dick started ; the remainder of the coil slipped from his grasp , and the end fell with a splash into the moat . Instantly , from the battlement above , the voice of a sentinel cried , `` Who goes ? '' `` A murrain ! ''
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