"No, no; neither of you lads must go," exclaimed Cousin Silas, eagerly. "I was prepared for the risk when I made the offer.  Harry, tell my mother, if you escape, how I thought of her to the last.  Never forget what I have just been talking to you about.  Gerard, your father will understand that I died in the discharge of my duty.  Friends, good-bye; I trust that God, in his good pleasure, will enable me to bring you Help."