admittance of visitors would now commence. The sentinel stepped

aside, and all the visitors rushed to the door as if afraid of

being too late; some even ran. At the door there stood a warder

who counted the visitors as they came in, saying aloud, 16, 17,

and so on. Another warder stood inside the building and also

counted the visitors as they entered a second door, touching each

one with his hand, so that when they went away again not one

visitor should be able to remain inside the prison and not one