But there was not enough to kill her--she will be quite well to-morrow." "Poisoned!" exclaimed Veronica, in horrified surprise.

"By whom ?" She looked at Gregorio, addressing the question to him.
He gravely raised his high shoulders and shook his head.

Veronica expected to hear his awful laugh; but though his face twitched nervously, it did not come.

He knew that the doctor might afterwards be an excellent witness to his peculiarities, in case he wished to prove himself insane; but on the other hand, had he shown any signs of insanity now, the doctor might have suspected him of having poisoned his wife.

That would have been very unfortunate.
As the physician had foreseen, Matilde was soon better, and by bed-time she felt no ill effects from what had happened to her, beyond great weakness and lassitude.