"It is well, indeed, that we should have with us one so faithful and attached as yourself." In the hours that passed before nightfall, Philip related to Claire how Pierre's warnings had excited his uneasiness; and how the discovery of the chalk marks, on the doors, had confirmed him in his conviction that some evil was intended; and explained the steps they had taken for providing for an escape from the city.
"I have been wondering vaguely, Philip," she said, when he had told the story, "how it was that you should have appeared so suddenly, and should have a disguise in readiness for me.

But how could you have guessed that I should be ready to go with you ?" And for the first time, a slight tinge of colour came into her cheeks.
"It was scarcely a guess, Claire.

It was rather a despairing hope.
It seemed to me that, amid all this terror and confusion, I might in some way be able to rescue you; and I made the only preparation that seemed possible.
"I knew that you were aware that I loved you.

When you told me of your engagement, I felt that you were saying farewell to me.

When I thought of saving you, it was for him and not for myself; for I knew that you would never oppose your father's wishes.