The gates were unbarred and, as Zane dashed for the house, the attackers, amazed and perhaps amused, did not fire.
"All gates to victory have now been unbarred; there is now just a tiny latch left to be unlocked," he said.
Eventually, we decided that my father would not recover, and so, instead of continuing to try to stave off death, we unbarred the door and began to wait.
Brookfield Zoo, opened in 1934, is known for its extensive use of open-air, unbarred enclosures.
A maximum-security facility for murderers and rapists close to the Swedish border has "mint-green walls and IKEA-style furniture in varnished natural wood…Each cell comes with a flat-screen TV, a private bath, and a large unbarred window".
In the cubicle, a small, high window was open and unbarred.
Prisoners have their own fridges, cupboards and desks in bright new pine, white magnetic pinboards and huge, unbarred windows overlooking mossy forest scenery.
The refractory, or disturbed, part of the hospital, known as Park House, was built a safe distance from the bright admission ward, where the pastel walls were hung with soothing seascapes and sunset-occupied skies, where two-toned autumnal rugs matched the golden bedspreads, and where floral curtains bunched themselves across wide-opening unbarred windows.
Unlike the Hamptons, where opulence hides behind large hedgerows, the estates are simply part of the neighborhood, plainly visible from unbarred driveways.
