"And why so, as the dragoons of Tilly are still at their
post?"

"Yes, but their order, as long as it is not revoked, enjoins
them to stop before the prison."

"Undoubtedly."

"Have you got an order for them to accompany you out of the
town?"

"We have not?"

"Well, then, in the very moment when you have passed the
ranks of the dragoons you will fall into the hands of the
people."

"But the burgher guard?"

"Alas! the burgher guard are the most enraged of all."

"What are we to do, then?"

"If I were in your place, Mynheer John," the young girl
timidly continued, "I should leave by the postern, which
leads into a deserted by-lane, whilst all the people are
waiting in the High Street to see you come out by the
principal entrance. From there I should try to reach the
gate by which you intend to leave the town."