That doesn't make any sense. To give oneself up is to surrender to the enemy or to the authorities, to turn oneself in. There are no enemies or authorities in evidence in the brief passage you cite.
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That doesn't make any sense.
To give oneself up is to surrender to the enemy or to the authorities, to turn oneself in. There are no enemies or authorities in evidence in the brief passage you cite.