I shrugged my shoulders. “I care for nothing but Miralda’s welfare in this.”
“You are a generous enemy, Mr. Donnington. There will be no difficulty in doing all you ask. May I—may I thank you?” and she held out her hand. “I have not forgotten that you saved my life, and only regret that I have been powerless to help you with Miralda until you have forced me. I hope you will bear me no malice.”
“It is not my way, I assure you.”
“Will you tell me how you learnt of last night’s plot?”
“I would rather you did not ask me.”
“Some one betrayed it to you?”
“No. But you must not press me to give you any more details.”
“But you cannot have done it alone; and you will see that for Miralda’s sake we ought to know if any traitor is amongst us. He might carry information in the future to others, and then all this would come out.”
“I repeat I do not know of any traitor in your ranks. I cannot say any more.”
“But who knows beside yourself?” she persisted.