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`` Much has happened , my dear lady , '' he returned quietly . `` I am going to confide Miss Jacobi to your care for a few days ; '' and then very briefly but distinctly he gave her an account of Saul Jacobi 's scheme -- the intended marriage and Cedric 's arrival at Gresham Gardens . `` But for Miss Jacobi 's noble behaviour , '' he continued , `` this disgraceful plot would have been carried out . She has generously given him up , and I for one am deeply indebted to her . '' `` Will you hide me for a few days , until I know what to do ? '' asked Leah , fixing her great troubled eyes on the other woman 's face . Mrs. Godfrey 's manner changed .