I know just where everything is in this room." The Princess suffered herself to be led a few steps, and presently she felt herself gently pushed into a seat.

She was surprised, but realizing the girl's fear of her father, she thought it best to humour her.

So far Inez had said nothing that could lead her visitor to suppose that she was not Dolores.

Intimate as the devoted sisters were, Inez knew almost as much of the Princess as Dolores herself; the two girls were of the same height, and so long as the conversation was carried on in whispers, there was no possibility of detection by speech alone.

The quick-witted blind girl reflected that it was strange if Dona Ana had not seen Dolores, who must have been with the court the whole evening, and she feared some harm.