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`` And you will leave him to me ? You understand , you two , that there is to be no violence . '' `` As we hope for Heaven , Princess . '' `` Farewell , then , until nine o'clock ! '' She dismissed them , and they returned to the portico and passed into the theatre . `` That is good , '' said she , turning to me with a sigh that seemed to lift a weight from her heart . `` For , to tell the truth , I was afraid of them . ''