He must leave the building without delay.

To escape from the front was out of the question.

A way of escape must, therefore, be found in the rear.

All of these considerations the mayor and Garrison's friends urged upon him.

The good man fell in with this counsel, and, with a faithful friend, proceeded to the rear of the building, where from a window he dropped to a shed, but in doing so was very nearly precipitated to the ground.