Inez did not answer the question at once.

Dolores repeated it still more anxiously.
"I was trying to make up my mind," said the other at last.

"You could pass Eudaldo well enough, I am sure, but it might be another matter if the hall were full of servants, as it is certain that our father has given a general order that you are not to be allowed to go out.

We may wait an hour for the man to wake." Dolores instinctively tried the door, but it was solidly fastened from the outside.

She felt hot and cold by turns as her anxiety grew more intolerable.