Therefore he resolved to startle her by a blunt question.
"I never knew you were acquainted with Maraquito!" Mrs.Octagon was not at all taken aback.

"I don't know such creatures as a rule," she said calmly.

"What makes you think I do ?" "I saw you enter her house one night." "Last night," said Mrs.Octagon coolly.

"Yes.

Maraquito, or Senora Gredos, or whatever she calls herself, told me you had just gone.