"Yes."
"Escaped?"
"Escaped."
Cimourdain trembled as he murmured:—
"True, it is his own castle, he is familiar with all its outlets; the crypt perhaps communicates with one of them. I ought to have thought of this; he probably found means of escape; he would need no help."
"He has been helped," said Gauvain.
"To escape?"
"To escape."
"Who helped him?"
"I."