The walls are thick, the doors strong, and the bars solid; besides, your window opens immediately over the sea.

The men of my crew, who are devoted to me for life and death, mount guard around this apartment, and watch all the passages that lead to the courtyard.

Even if you gained the yard, there would still be three iron gates for you to pass.

The order is positive.

A step, a gesture, a word, on your part, denoting an effort to escape, and you are to be fired upon.