It you promise me that you will remain quiet whilst you are within the Tower, I can enlarge your liberties somewhat.

Do you promise ?" I promised as he wished; there was no need to make necessary any stricter measure of confinement.

Any chance of escape lay in having the utmost freedom allowed to me.
Although I had been taken away with such secrecy, I knew that before long there would be pursuit.

So I waited with what patience I could.

I was allowed to go on the upper platform--a consideration due, I am convinced, to my captors' wish for their own comfort rather than for mine.
It was not very cheering, for during the daytime I had satisfied myself that it would be quite impossible for even a younger and more active man than I am to climb the walls.