“I am desperate. I don’t care an English Twopence for myself. I know that the longer I keep you here, the greater hope there is for my Ladybird. I’ll not leave a handful of that dark hair upon your head, if you lay a finger on me!”

A.) Who is speaking to whom?
B.) What is the situation? How does the speaker plan to delay the listener?
C.) What happens to the speaker and to the listener by the end of the scene?