I thought , we were in a cellar and that window probably faced the street. there would also probably be steps which led up to the street. these cellars were very common in Amsterdam. the window was about two metres above me and very small. luckily it was open a little and there was a stone shelf just beneath it. it wasn't very wide, but it was just wide enough perhaps, if only I could reach that shelf! but howM and even if i could manage to reach it, how was I going to get through the window? i wa quite slim, but the window looked very small