"Nell." Léon said, stroking the boys leg and taking his hand once more. "Nell, my dear little Nell, don't worry. You can return the papers before tonight, and apologise. Say that you must have taken them accidentally." He said in his most comforting of manners. "Harry need not know, Nell. And if he does ever find out, it will be on my head, not yours. You did what I bid you to. And besides, Lord Richmond will be delivering his speech in only a matter of days. After that date, its contents will hardly be secret anymore."
He patted the boy's leg again, "You are too good to me, Nell. And although you do not believe me, you are a secret hero. A hero of France. And no doubt a hero of England too, now you have prevented war."