They had forgotten the dwarf, and he had disappeared, waiting, perhaps, in the shadow at a distance, in case he might be of use to them.

But if he was within hearing, they did not see him.

At last Inez spoke, almost in a whisper, as if she were in the presence of the dead.
"Were you there, dear ?" she asked.

"Did you see ?" "I was in the next room," Dolores answered.

"I could not see, but I heard.