Had it been burned we should see through the windows.

We may find shelter in the belfry." On reaching the church they found that the entrance to the belfry tower was outside the church, and to this, no doubt, it owed its escape from the fire which had destroyed the main edifice.

The door was strong and defied their efforts to break it in.
"I must fire my pistol through the lock," Malcolm said.

"I do not like doing so, for the sound may reach the ears of any peasants in the neighbourhood; but we must risk it, for the cold is extreme, and to lie down in the snow would be well nigh certain death." He placed his pistol to the keyhole and fired.

The lock at once yielded and the party entered the door.
"Before we mount," Malcolm said, "let each pick up one of these blocks of stone which have fallen from the wall.