“No,” she said slowly. “No, I have said nothing of that.”
He fancied there was a look of hesitation on her face. As a matter of fact we know that Anna had not betrayed Alfred Head. But that she had not done so was an accident, only caused by her unwillingness to dwell on the money she had received when telling her story to Mrs. Guthrie.
The old woman turned a mottled red and yellow colour, in the poor light of the cell.
“Please try and remember,” he said sternly, “if you mentioned me at all.”
“I swear I did not!” she cried.
“Did you say that you had received money?”
And Anna answered, truthfully, “Yes, Herr Head; I did say that.”
“Fool! Fool indeed—when it would have been so easy for you to pretend you had done it to please your nephew!”
“But Mrs. Otway, she has forgiven me. My gracious lady does not think I did anything so very wrong,” cried Anna.
“Mrs. Otway? What does she matter! They will do all they can to get out of you how you received this money. You must say—— Are you attending, Frau Bauer?”