i know i promised not to say a word about it to him , but after you revealed everything to athor and sheerin and the rest , i figured that it would n't matter any more if i let him know-so long as i swore him to secrecy-i mean , siferra , i trust this man , i really do , and i was absolutely confident that- '' `` it 's all right , beenay , '' siferra said , making an effort not to seem as annoyed as in fact she was .