you should have seen her this afternoon . let death serve them if it chose . but he was once ... compared to other people in the fifteenth century . '' knowing that i could make him respond the way he had , also affected me . she said , and it was more a demand than a question . she was my first friend in years . if they should find it on her , it would put them all in danger . i had to admit , it was hopeful , but i would only admit that to myself . 