Her heart began to beat painfully, as she saw her chance slipping from her.

She waited for Dona Ana to speak, wondering what was the matter.
"I have mistaken the way," said the Princess, in a tone of annoyance.

"I do not know where I am.

We had better go back and turn down the main staircase, even if we meet some one.

You see, I never come to this part of the palace." "I think we are on the right corridor," said Inez nervously.