14/36 Do you confess that you knew of your daughter's meeting with Don John this evening ?" Mendoza's lips set themselves tightly under his grey beard, and he uttered no sound. He interpreted the King's words literally. "Note that he refuses to answer the question, Perez. Note that this is equivalent to confessing the fact, since he would otherwise deny it. His silence is & reason, however, for allowing the case to go to the tribunal to be examined in the usual way--the usual way," he repeated, looking hard at Mendoza and emphasizing the words strongly. |