I may have hesitated an instant, confused by the unexpected request, yet there was something in the expression of the girl's face which swept doubt swiftly aside.

I could not question her honesty, her faith.

Strange as her actions seemed I was compelled to trust her.

Why should I not?
She was saving my life, and she had it in her power, by the mere speaking of a word, to betray me to those who would take the papers from me by force.

Without a word I took them from an inner pocket, and gave them to her.