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Artie realized in a flash the seriousness of Westy's intention, and without any further comment gave him a boost up the pillar and onto the shed.
Westy pulled himself up gradually until he was sure that he could stand on his feet with safety. He went around to the side-windows first, trying each only to find they were all barred. With only one more to attempt, he approached it half-fearfully lest it should prove inaccessible too. With trembling fingers he tugged at it and, to his great joy, it yielded.