The former, her gaze lowered upon the floor, did not glance up; but Mercedes flashed her black eyes into his face, recognizing his confusion, and hastening to relieve it.
Warm-hearted, impulsive, already beginning to experience the value of true love, the young Mexican was eager to bring these two into a better understanding.

Her quick smile of welcome swept away for an instant all memory of the other's apparent indifference.
"Ah, eet vas good you come, senor.

See, ve shut up here like prisoners; ve see nottings, ve hear nottings, ve know nottings.

Now ve make you tell us eet all, de whole story.

Miladi here, she tink eet all ver' bad; she cry, de tear yet in her eye, an' I know not vat to tell to make her feel bettah.