To him, therefore, her proposition seemed both wise and kind.
"I am very grateful," he said, with some emotion, for he believed that she was helping him to save his fortune and his honour, as was perhaps really the case, though she would have helped him to lose both with equally persuasive skill could his ruin have served her.

"Will you come in with me, Princess ?" he asked, beginning to move towards the door.
"Yes.

Take me to her room and leave me with her." "Indeed, I would rather not see her myself this evening," said Mendoza, feeling his anger still not very far from the surface.

"You will be able to speak more wisely than I should." "I daresay," answered Dona Ana thoughtfully.

"If you went with me to her, there might be angry words again, and that would make it much harder for me.