Celie's as well.
But on the other hand, for inscrutable reasons the spirit might not be allowed to answer." "I understand," said Hanaud, meekly accepting the correction.

"The spirit might reply that it was forbidden to answer, but never that it did not know." "No, never that," [agreed] Helene.

So it seemed that Hanaud must look elsewhere for the explanation of that sentence.

"I do not know." Helene continued: "Oh, Mlle.

Celie--it was not easy to baffle her, I can tell you.