"And entreat for my father? We will sell all—land, castle, seigneury—all!"
"That will not suffice. The Captain would take you and cast you in where lies your unhappy father."
"Then what do you mean?"
"You must take me."
"Along with me—to Domme?"
"No, take and confine me here."
"I do not understand."
"I can—I saw it. I saw it at once when I was in that horrible place, when my father refused to listen to me and I pleaded for him. Then I saw clearly there was no other chance for his life."
"And that is——?"
"That you put me into the same position."