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`` Oh , good , good Marcella , may God bless you for those pitying words ! '' Marcella wiped her eyes , kissed her baby , and , replacing it in its cradle , said , `` Now , signora , that I consent to assist you , tell me at once what is to be done , for it must be done quickly . '' `` Give me these clothes and a little money ; guide me out of the forest to a post-station whence I may travel to Turin ; and for these services take the bracelet : it is honestly mine , and therefore yours . '' `` It is now four o'clock , '' observed Marcella , looking toward the east . `` And precisely at eight the marquis will visit my rooms and discover my flight . Come -- come -- we have indeed no time to lose . '' `` We can reach the station in an hour , '' replied Marcella , `` and the postilions will start early this morning for -- to what point did you say you wished to travel , signora ? ''