i said when i returned to the kitchen . when he reached the city he went not through the streets , but along the city walls to go through the garden in the back of the house , which he could enter with a key he received from his master . that did n't seem possible at this moment , but then it had n't seemed possible someone would die and leave me a fortune , either . her heart was pounding so hard it was nearly all she could hear . `` you might get some strength back if you eat . '' 