"But you got in."
"But I've guarded that passage so that others cannot," said he.
"Do you think," said she, "that there are no other secret passages than that?"
Katie had drawn a bow at a venture. She knew from the statements of Dolores that there were secret passages all about; but whether there were any others that ran out into the country outside she did not know. Still, she thought she would try the effect of this on Lopez. She was fully satisfied with the result of her experiment.
Lopez started and stared.
"Other secret passages!" he said. "Do you know of any?"
"If I did I would not tell," said Katie.
Lopez was much disturbed. He did not know but that there really were other secret passages. The escape of "His Majesty" seemed to point to this. He determined to institute a thorough search.
"I'll find out every passage in the castle before evening," said he.
Katie smiled. She did not believe that he would find one. Lopez felt nettled at her smile.