Belasez was lying awake in bed when she reached that point: and a moment after, she sprang to a sitting posture.
Yes, there was something behind!
What had she heard that, if it were known, would cost Abraham and Licorice their lives? What had she heard which explained those mysterious allusions to herself as personally concerned in the story? Why would she leave them instantly if she knew all? What was that one point which Abraham had distinctly told her she must not know,—which Licorice expressed such anxiety that she should not even guess?
There was not much sleep for Belasez that night.
Note 1. The confession of the Countess is historical. She took the whole blame upon herself.