Did you come armed ?" "Oh, indeed, no!" smiling.
She rather liked that.

"I was wondering if you did not believe this to be some silly intrigue." "I gave thought to but two things: that you were jesting, or that you were in need of a gentleman as well as a man of courage.

Tell me, what is the danger, and why do you ask me if I am armed ?" It occurred to him that her own charm and beauty might be the greatest danger he could possibly face.

More and more grew the certainty that he had seen her somewhere in the past.
"Ah, if I only knew what the danger was.

But that it exists I am positive.