Sissy’s worst fear nearly comes to pass: Ledue tries to assault her, and she knows that because of his position in the government, he will never face punishment for anything he does to her. Fortunately, the brutish Ledue still sincerely believes that Sissy is attracted to him, so he contains himself. In fact, he never even realizes that he has made Sissy uncomfortable, or that she clearly has ulterior motives for meeting with him. Thus, while she’s by no means a very good spy, she gets away because Ledue is simply too oblivious to recognize what she’s doing.