"Sir," said he, "will you allow me to procure my ransom in the same way? Will you allow this lady to go in company with the other, so as to procure the amount needed for my deliverance?"
"But I won't go," said Katie, hurriedly.
"What!" said Harry. "Oh, think—it's for my sake, my life."
"But I can't," said Katie. "I know I shall never see you again. Besides, what could I do alone?"
"You can go with this other lady, or with your aunt."
"Oh, she can't go with me," said Auntie. "Nothing would induce me to leave His Majesty. The royal cause is just now in a critical condition, and we need all our resources."
"Then you can go with the Spanish señorita," said Harry.
"But I'm afraid," said Katie.
"Afraid!" said Harry. "Why, there will be no danger. You will be sent with a guard."
"Oh, it's not that—it's not that," said Katie; "it's because I'm afraid I shall never see you again. And it's cruel—very, very cruel in you!"