Whatmyanxietywas，whatmyexertionswere，maywellbeimagined。
Myevilgenius，however，haddecreedthatthesamesentinel，whohadheardmebefore，shouldbethatdayonguard。Hewaspiquedbyvanity，toprovehewasnottheblockheadhehadbeencalled；hethereforeagainlaidhiseartotheground，andagainheardmeburrowing。Hocalledhiscomradesfirst，nexttheemajor；leecame，andheardmelikewise；theythenwentwithoutthepallisadoes，andheardmeworkingnearthedoor，atwhichplaceIwastobreakintothegallery。Thisdoortheyimmediatelyopened，enteredthegallerywithlanthorns，andwaitedtocatchthehuntedfoxwhenunearthed。
ThroughthefirstsmallbreachImadeIperceivedalight，andsawtheheadsofthosewhowereexpectingme。Thiswasindeedathunder—stroke！Icreptback，mademywaythroughthesandIhadcastbehindme，andawaitedmyfatewithshuddering！Ihadthepresenceofmindtoconcealmypistols，candles，paper，andsomemoney，underthefloorwhichIcouldremove。Themoneywasdisposedofinvariousholes，wellconcealedalsobetweenthepanelsofthedoors；andunderdifferentcracksinthefloorIhidmysmallfilesandknives。Scarcelywerethesedisposedofbeforethedoorsresounded：thefloorwascoveredwithsandandsand—bags：myhandcuffs，however，andtheseparatingbar，IhadhastilyresumedthattheymightsupposeIhadworkedwiththemon，whichtheyweresillyenoughtocredit，highlytomyfutureadvantage。
NomanwasmorebusyonthisoccasionthanthebrutalandstupidBruckhausen，whoputmanyinterrogatories，towhichImadenoreply，exceptassuringhimthatIshouldhavecompletedmyworksomedayssooner，haditnotbeenhisgoodfortunetofallsick，andthatthisonlyhadbeenthecauseofmyfailure。
Themanwasabsolutelyterrifiedwithapprehension；hebegantofearme，grewmorepolite，andevensupposednothingwasimpossibletome。