\"Iamhereatyourmercy。IpromiseyouthatundernocircumstanceswillIattemptanymeasureofviolence。Fromanyfearofthat，I
trustmynameandmyfriendshipwithyourbrotherwillbesufficientguarantee。\"
\"Continue，then，\"Philippaassented。
\"Youwillgivemetenminutesinwhichtostatemycase，\"hebegged。
\"Wemust！\"Helenexclaimed。\"Wemust，Philippa！Please！\"