Judge: "We shall see. Have patience, Manuela. Having slain your old lover, you were careful to leave a token for his successor. You left more than that: your crucifix from your neck, and a message with Fray Juan?"
Manuela: "Yes. I told Fray Juan the whole of the truth, and begged him to tell the gentleman, because I wished him to think well of me. I told him that Estéban——"
Judge: "Softly, softly, Manuela. Why did you leave your crucifix behind you?"
Manuela: "Because I was grateful to the gentleman who had saved my life at Palencia; because I had nothing else to give him. Had I had anything more valuable I would have left it. Nobody had been kind to me before."
Judge: "You know what he has done with your crucifix, Manuela?"
Manuela: "I do not."
Judge: "What are you saying?"
Manuela: "The truth."
Judge: "I have the means of confuting you. You told Fray Juan that you were going to Madrid?"
Manuela: "I did not."