He will get
down to the town before us, go to my rooms and yours and collect all
the letters that have passed between us; and use them, as then he will
have what he has always wanted,--the proofs that we are what he would
call traitors. And when he has these proofs, neither of us will be
safe for an instant. It will mean death to both of us sooner or later.
But even Sobrenski can't murder us without sufficient evidence. He
will be obliged to make some formal parade of justice to put it all
before the rest of the society. If he doesn't get our letters he will
not have sufficient evidence."
"But if we go away together to-night, as we intended? We've got a
start. We can take the best horses. That is the best plan."
Arithelli shook her head. "Listen to me, dear, and believe in a
woman's wisdom for once. If we go to-night and together, we are bound
to be recaptured before we are out of Barcelona. By doing what I
suggest we avoid suspicion, we give ourselves breathing-space, time to
arrange a disguise, to think of all sorts of things that we have
overlooked.
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