Now, listen. She has designated her
room and the windows that are hers. She is lying awake up there now,
take it from me, hoping that you will come to-night. Do you
understand? If not to-night, to-morrow night. I shall lead you
directly to her window. And then comes the only chance we take,--the
only instance where we gamble. There will not be a light in her
window, but that won't make any difference. This nobby cane I'm
carrying is in reality a collapsible fishing-rod. Bought it to-day in
anticipation of some good fishing. First, we use it to tap gently on
her window ledge, or shade, or whatever we find. Then, you pass up a
little note to her. Here is paper and pencil. Say that you are below
her window and--all ready to take her away. Say that the guards have
been disposed of, and that the coast is clear. Tell her to lower her
valuables, some clothes, et cetera, from the window by means of the
rope we'll pass up on the pole. There is a remote possibility that she
may have the jewels in her room. For certain reasons they may have
permitted her to retain them. If such is the case, our work is easy.
If they have taken them away from her, she'll say so, some way or
another,--and she will not leave! Now, I've had a good look at the
front of that house.
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