Anothertwoyards，andheknewthattheknifewashangingayardfromthegroundagainstthewall。Henowdrewitupanddown，hopingthattheslightnoisetheknifemadeagainstthewallmightaidDaninfindingit。Intwoorthreeminuteshefeltajerk，andknewthatDanhadgotit。Hefastenedtheendofthestringtotheropeandwaited。Theropewasgraduallydrawnup；whenitnearedtheendhefastenedittothestoneseat。
\"Now，\"hesaid，\"upyougo，Geary。\"
Theorderinwhichtheyweretoascendhadbeensettledbylot，asGearyinsistedthatVincent，whohadcontrivedthewholeaffair，shouldbethefirsttoescape；butVincentdeclinedtoaccepttheadvantage，andthethreehadaccordinglytossedupforprecedence。
Gearywasquicklyover，andloweredhimselfontheoppositeside。
Theothersfollowedsafely，butnotwithoutagooddealofscrapingagainstthewall，forthesmallnessoftheropeaddedtothedifficultyofclimbingit。However，thenoisewassoslightthattheyhadlittlefearofattractingattention，especiallyasthesentrieswouldbestandingintheirboxes，fortherainwasnowcomingdownprettybriskly。AssoonastheyweredownVincentseizedDanbythehand。