They were meant to fortify her and to give her courage with the assurance that Ombreval would not be betrayed.

To give her courage! Her lip was twisted into an oddly bitter smile at the reflection, as she stepped into her cabriolet, and bade the driver return to Choisy.

Caron was doing this for her.
He was casting away his young, vigorous life, with all its wealth of promise, to the end that her betrothed--the man whom he believed she loved--might be spared.

The greatness, the nobility of the sacrifice overwhelmed her.

She remembered the thoughts that in the past she had entertained concerning this young revolutionist.