sentences:  Remembering the earlier warnings of Lady Knollys, Maud refuses to drink any of the drugged claret intended for her; instead, Madame, ignorant of Silas' true intentions, partakes of it and promptly falls asleep on Maud's bed.Later that night, Dudley scales the building and enters the unlit room; the window he uses is set upon concealed hinges that allow it to be opened only from the outside.Hidden out of sight, Maud witnesses Dudley brutally murder Madame by mistake in the near-darkness.