Now listen to me.

Did you meet that woman this afternoon ?" "Yes, I met her on the ice." "And did she in your hearing utter curses upon the Government and the Holy Church, and call upon you to assist in driving the Spaniards from the land, as this spy, whom I believe is called Black Meg, has borne witness ?" "No," said Lysbeth.
"I am afraid that is not quite enough, Senora; I may have misquoted the exact words.

Did the woman say anything of the sort ?" For one second Lysbeth hesitated.

Then she caught sight of the victim's watching, speculative eyes, and remembered that this crazed and broken creature once had been a child whom her father had kissed and played with, and that the crime of which she was accused was that she had escaped from death at the stake.
"The water is cold to die in!" the Mare said, in a meditative voice, as though she were thinking aloud.
"Then why did you run away from the warm fire, heretic witch ?" jeered Black Meg.
Now Lysbeth hesitated no longer, but again answered in a monosyllable, "No." "Then what did she do or say, Senora ?" "She said she had known my father who used to play with her when she was a child, and begged for alms, that is all.

Then that woman came up, and she ran away, whereon the woman said there was a price upon her head, and that she meant to have the money." "It is a lie," screamed Black Meg in fierce, strident tones.
"If that person will not be silent, silence her," said Montalvo, addressing the sergeant.