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`` Oh , '' cried Grace , `` did he know it was she that had told of his plans ? '' `` No , '' said Mrs. Travilla ; `` from the accounts I have read he does not seem to have even suspected her . He invited her to be seated , then asked , ` Were any of your family up , Lydia , on the night when I received company in this house ? ' ` No , ' she replied ; ` they all retired at eight o'clock . ' ` It is very strange , ' he returned . ` You I know were asleep , for I knocked at your door three times before you heard me , yet it is certain we were betrayed . I am altogether at a loss to conceive who could have given information to Washington of our intended attack .