The woman shook her head.
"E ella Italiana?"
Again she shook her head.
"Sind sie Deutsch?"
Another shake of the head, and then she said:
"Yo soy Inglesa."
The priest gave a long whistle.
"English!" he cried; "English! Then in future please be kind enough to speak English, for your Spanish—is—well, declined, with thanks."
At these words the woman started, and then, with an uncontrollable impulse, seized the hand of the priest in a convulsive grasp.
"Oh!" she cried, "are you really—really an Englishman? Oh, thank Heaven! thank Heaven! Then you will help me!"