The man is trying to protect her. He intends to put up a fight when the soldiers enter the room, and he doesn't want her to get hurt in the crossfire.
This is in stark contrast with the impression of menace he tried to give when he first spoke to her. He had threatened to shoot her if she called out. When she suggested that she was unafraid of dying (and thus likely to cry out anyway), he changed the nature of his threat to something he was certain she'd care about -- her modesty and vanity. If she called out for help, soldiers would burst into the room and see her in her nightgown -- a state that was considered by Raina's contemporaries too undressed and indecent for receiving visitors, especially male visitors. The man had taken her cloak in order to ensure her silence.
But once it becomes clear that the soldiers have already entered the building, the man changes his manner. He had only pretended to be menacing or callous in order to fool her into compliance. In fact, he is a person of sensitivity and empathy.
He throws up his head with the gesture of a man who sees that it is all over with him, and, dropping the manner he has been assuming to intimidate her, flings the cloak to her, exclaiming, sincerely and kindly] No use: I'm done for. Quick! wrap yourself up: they're coming!
His instructions, "keep out of the way," are therefore in keeping with this newly-revealed persona. He assures her that the violence will not last long. He wants her to stay back so she won't get hurt.
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