Among these men your enemies would have little difficulty in recruiting any number, and no appeal that we could make to the mayor would protect you from them when you have left the walls.

We must trust to our ingenuity in smuggling you out.

After that, it is upon your own strength and shrewdness that you must rely for an escape from any snares that may be laid for you.

You will see, then, that at least another three or four days are needed before you can set forth.

Your countrymen are so far away that a matter of a few days will make but little difference.