9/25 She turned to her companion with an air of determination. You forget that with me it is a matter of life or death. You must realise that you were only entrusted with it. Give it to me." "I cannot." "What are you thinking of doing with it, then ?" "I shall take it to London with me to-morrow," he replied, "and hand it over to a friend of mine at the Foreign Office." "Would nothing that I could do or say," she asked passionately, "influence your decision ?" "Everything that you do or say interests and affects me," he answered simply, "but so far as regards this matter, my duty is clear. |