diff --git a/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py b/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
index 3d4e857..4257624 100644
--- a/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
+++ b/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class BaseMode(object):
                     self.next_meta = False
                     control, meta, shift, code = event.keyinfo
                     event.keyinfo = (control, True, shift, code)
-                if self._process_keyevent(event.keyinfo):
+                if self.process_keyevent(event.keyinfo):
                     break
             c.write('\r\n')
 
diff --git a/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py b/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py
index f9ac178..f34d784 100644
--- a/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py
+++ b/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class EmacsMode(basemode.BaseMode):
         """logfun should be function that takes disp_fun and line_buffer object """
         self._keylog=logfun
 
-    def _process_keyevent(self, keyinfo):
+    def process_keyevent(self, keyinfo):
         """return True when line is final
         """
         #Process exit keys. Only exit on empty line