“I rushed to the window and looked out.
“Judge of my joy, the fields were beyond.
“I threw out some pillows and the bed into the field below.
“Next I locked and barred the door.
“After this I strongly barricaded it with the table, chairs, and whatever else I could.
“My next performance was to get up the spacious old chimney, and there I hid myself, wailing impatiently until night should come.
“As I imagined, all my plans proved successful.
“After banging at the door for a long time they broke it open, and rushed in headlong over each other.
“They were staggered when they found I was not there.
“‘He has escaped from the window,’ said one.