Kasia gazed into his eyes for a moment, as though reading his very soul; then her other hand came forward under her cloak and touched his. He felt that it held a package; and he took it quickly and slipped it into the pocket of his coat.
"Now it is safe," he said. "You are not to worry about it any more."
She breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"But you must make me two promises," she said.
"What are they?"
"You must permit no one, under any circumstances, to open that package."
"I promise."
"Rather than do that, rather than permit any one to see it, you must destroy it—throw it overboard, stamp upon it—destroy it in some way."
"I promise."
"No matter who may be trying to get it—the Captain of this ship, an officer of the police—it must make no difference."