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The child will be out of the Temple on Sunday , but at what hour I know not . The later it will be the better would it suit my purpose , for I can not get him out of Paris before evening with any chance of safety . Here we must risk nothing ; the child is far better off as he is now than he would be if he were dragged back after an abortive attempt at rescue . But at this hour of the night , between nine and ten o'clock , I can arrange to get him out of Paris by the Villette gate , and that is where I want you , Ffoulkes , and you , Tony , to be , with some kind of covered cart , yourselves in any disguise your ingenuity will suggest . Here are a few certificates of safety ; I have been making a collection of them for some time , as they are always useful . '' He dived into the wide pocket of his coat and drew forth a number of cards , greasy , much-fingered documents of the usual pattern which the Committee of General Security delivered to the free citizens of the new republic , and without which no one could enter or leave any town or country commune without being detained as `` suspect . '' He glanced at them and handed them over to Ffoulkes .