as, that should I fail and be captured--when I knew
that my death would be certain--I should leave Aveline under the
guardianship of her father. She would mourn for me, but would, I
trusted, in time, find a balm for her sorrow.

Antwerp was full of prisons, many of the residences of the murdered
burghers and nobles having been converted for that purpose. Dame Trond
had, however, indicated clearly the one in which Overton was confined.
As the hour approached, accompanied by Jacob Naas, I took my way to a
spot near the city walls, where a deep archway existed. The
neighbourhood was little frequented, and we there hoped that I might be
able unperceived to put on the friar's dress. The change could very
quickly be made, so that there was not much risk of being interrupted,
while Jacob kept watch outside, to give due notice of the approach of
any intruder. I sallied forth, still in my servant's dress, with the
faithful Jacob. I did not for a moment conceal from myself the danger
of the undertaking. We hastened along, with two small valises
containing the dresses on our shoulders, like a couple of serving-men
carrying their master's property, looking as unconcerned as possible
when we met any passers-by. I encountered several persons who knew me,
and looked at me very hard; but the change of dress had so altered me,
that they evidently thought they must be mistaken.

We hurried on through the streets till we approached the spot I have
described; then, stopping, we looked round, to ascertain whether any one
was observing us. Finding that the coast was clear, we again hastened
on, and, as we believed, gained the arch without being discovered.
Unpacking our valises, I immediately commenced rolling Overton's
disguise round my body, and fastened it securely. I then hurriedly put
on the dress arranged for myself, with a belt of rope round my waist,
and a large rosary of wood attached to it. As soon as I was dressed I
called Jacob.

"You are the monk to perfection, Master Ernst," he said. "Surely no one
would hesitate to admit you, wherever you may desire to go; and if you
can persuade the minister to dress up in the same way, you will have no
difficulty in getting through the gates of the prison."

These remarks encouraged me greatly, and, with more confidence than I
had expected to feel, I made my way by a circuitous route toward the
prison I have mentioned, while Jacob, putting one valise into the other,
returned