She had not believed the Princess's words in the least, but she had not forgotten them, and had argued rightly enough to their real meaning.
In the upper story all was still now.

She and Dolores had known where Don John was to be lodged in the palace nearly a month before he had returned, and they had been there more than once, when no one was on the terrace, and Dolores had made her touch the door and the six windows, three on each side of it.

She could get there without difficulty, provided that no one stopped her.
She went a little way in the right direction and then hesitated.

There was more danger to Dolores than to herself if she should be recognized, and, after all, if Dolores was near Don John she was safer than she could be anywhere else.

Inez could not help her very much in any way if she found her there, and it would be hard to find her if she had met Mendoza at first and if he had placed her in the keeping of a third person.