And besides, it is to be a great festival to-night, and all the court people and officers, and the Archbishop, and all the rest who do not live in the palace will come from the city, so that our father will have to command the troops and give orders for the guards to march out, and a thousand things will take his time.

Don John cannot possibly come here till after the royal supper, and if our father can come away at all, it will be at the same time.

That is the danger." Dolores shivered and saw the vision in the corridor again.
"But if you are seen talking with Don John before supper, no one will suppose that in order to meet him you would risk coming back here, where you are sure to be caught and locked up again.

Do you see ?" "It all depends upon whether I can get out," answered Dolores, but there was more hope in her tone.

"How am I to dress without a maid ?" she asked suddenly.
"Trust me," said Inez, with a laugh.