Come with us," he whispered to Amabel.
The latter part of his speech escaped Leonard, but the tone in which it was uttered was so significant, that Amabel, who began to entertain new suspicions, hesitated.
"You must come," said Leonard, seizing her hand.
"The fault be his, not mine," murmured Amabel, as she suffered herself to be drawn along.
The party then proceeded noiselessly towards the yard.

On the way, Amabel felt a slight pressure on her arm, but, afraid of alarming Leonard, she made no remark.
The back-door was opened, and the little group stood in the darkness.
They had not long to wait.

Before they had been in the yard five minutes, a noise was heard of footsteps and muttered voices in the entry.

This was followed by a sound like that occasioned by fastening a rope-ladder against the wall, and the next moment two figures were perceived above it.

After dropping the ladder into the yard, these persons, the foremost of whom the apprentice concluded was the Earl of Rochester, descended.