He indeed suspected that it would never come, for he had only pretended not to see the mules; but the prospect of further bribes made him anxious not to lose sight of his mistress, and certainly not to disobey her, in case she really returned.

The staircase opened into the foot of the tower, a broad stone chamber, with unglazed windows.
Temistocle sat himself down to wait on an old bench that had been put there, and the light of the full moon made the place as bright as day.
Now the lock on the door was rusty, like the one below, and creaked loudly every time it was turned.

But Temistocle fancied it would not be heard in the great building, and felt quite safe.

Sitting there, he nodded and fell asleep, tired with the watching.
Benoni had probably passed a fiery half hour with the count.

But I have no means of knowing what was said on either side; at all events, he was in the castle still, and, what is more, he was awake.