“Why not?”
“If I attempt to leave here, I shall be arrested.”
“Is that the tale they have told you to keep you here?”
“It is true. Do you know what happened last night?”
“Yes, indeed; a great deal better than you or any one else in this house. I urge you to come away at once with me; and I will tell you everything that occurred.”
“I—I dare not,” she said, shrinking away from me.
“But I tell you that you have absolutely nothing to fear. You can trust me?”
“Oh yes, yes. You know that; but I—dare not go.”
It was evident that by some means they had succeeded in breaking down her nerve. “Let me urge you to come at once—just as you are.”
“Do you know that a mad attempt was made to make the king a prisoner; that it failed and has been discovered; and that all concerned in it are now in danger of their lives? I had no idea of such a shameful plot, or I would never have done what I have. There is no hope for any of us but flight; and Dr. Barosa is arranging for us to fly secretly this afternoon.”