And so, in this great extremity, the only duty which pressed upon her was the idea of supplicating the saints to take charge of her unhappy affairs.
And Fray Ignatius was daily more hard with her.

Antonia even suspected from his growing intolerance and bitterness, that the Americans were gaining unexpected advantages.

But she knew nothing of what was happening.

She could hear from afar off the marching and movements of soldiers; the blare of military music; the faint echoes of hurrahing multitudes; but there was no one to give her any certain information.
Still, she guessed something from the anger of the priest and the reticence of the Mexican servants.

If good fortune had been with Santa Anna, she was sure she would have heard of "The glorious! The invincible! The magnificent Presidente de la Republica Mexicana! The Napoleon of the West!" It was not permitted her to go into the city.