But suddenly she felt that it was cowardly to go back without accomplishing the least part of her purpose, and without even finding out whether Dolores was in safety after all.

There was but one chance of finding her, and that lay in searching the neighbourhood of Don John's lodging.

Without hesitating any longer, she began to find her way thither at once.

She determined that if she were stopped, either by her father or the Princess, she would throw back her head and show her face at once.

That would be the safest way in the end.
She reached Don John's windows unhindered at last.