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But I 'll deliver it , and at once too , only I do n't like to leave you . Will you let me get you out of Paris first ? I think just before dawn it could be done . We can get the cart from Lucas , and if we could reach St. Germain before noon , I could come straight back then and deliver the letter to de Batz . This , I feel , I ought to do myself ; but at Achard 's farm I would know that you were safe for a few hours . '' `` I will do whatever you think right , Sir Andrew , '' she said simply ; `` my will is bound up with Percy 's dying wish . God knows I would rather follow him now , step by step , -- as hostage , as prisoner -- any way so long as I can see him , but -- '' She rose and turned to go , almost impassive now in that great calm born of despair .