Judge: "Why?"
Manuela: "I could not go back to Palencia."
Judge: "Why?"
Manuela: "There were many reasons. One was that I was afraid of seeing Estéban there."
Judge: "You mean Don Bartolomé Ramonez de, Alavia?" (She nodded.) "Answer me."
Manuela: "Yes, yes."
Judge: "You are impatient because your evil deeds are coming to light. I am not surprised; but you must command yourself. There is more to come." (Manvers, who was furious, asked his advocate whether something could not be done. Directly her fear of Estéban was touched upon, he said, the Judge changed his tactics. The advocate smiled. "Be patient, sir," he said. "The Judge has been instructed beforehand." "You mean," said Manvers, "that he has been bribed?" "I did not say so," the advocate replied.)
The Judge returned to Palencia. "What other reasons had you?" was his next question, but Manuela was clever enough to see where her strength lay. "My fear of Estéban swallowed all other reasons." She saved herself, and with unconcealed chagrin the Judge went on towards the real point.
Judge: "The Englishman then made you another proposal?"
Manuela: "Yes, sir. He proposed to take me to a convent."