"Give it into his own hands; and I can promise you that your reward will be greater than you think." With a rapid movement, she roiled up the paper and held it out to him.
"Take it," she said, impressively.

"And remember that it is something important, essential--sacred." On the last word her voice rose; then, without warning, it suddenly broke.
A curtain at the back of the Sanctuary had been drawn aside; and for the second time that evening, the face of Bale-Corphew confronted her through the dusk..