15/36 He hesitated. "You are sure ?" "I am afraid of nothing if I know you safe," she answered faintly. "Go! go quickly, and God be with you!" "Tut! I run no danger," he rejoined. "I have a strong arm and they will leave me alone." He thought that she was overwrought, that the strain was telling on her; his thoughts did not go beyond that. "I shall be back in five minutes," he continued cheerfully. |