Alonzo. These I present to thee, God of all gods! (They both remain in silent prayer.)
SCENE III.—Enter Rolla from his Cave.
Is it so early!—The sun is scarcely risen!—Alas, thus he sets and rises again, yet ever finds me wakeful!—But let me arm myself with patience, and the time will shortly come when he will find me sleeping for ever!—(He sees Don Juan and Diego) Who have we here?—two of the strangers who live among us—doubtless they have lost their way among these bushes, and have been overtaken by the night. I will awake them, and present them with refreshments;—yet first let me offer my morning prayers to thee, my Father!
Rolla turns to the East, and as he raises his hands and eyes towards Heaven, suddenly espies the lovers kneeling upon the hill, at sight of whom, he utters a shriek of horror, and remains immoveable as if he had seen a spirit. Cora and Alonzo rise slowly with their faces still turned towards the sun, and sink into a silent embrace. Rolla overpowered, exclaims with a voice almost suffocated with anguish, “Cora!!!” The lovers start affrighted, turn round, and look down—Cora sinks in a swoon upon the declivity of the hill.——Alonzo after hesitating a few moments whether to hasten down, or stay and assist Cora, at length decides on the latter, kneels by her, and endeavours to recover her. Rolla trembling with agony, yet unable to stir from the spot, remains with his eyes fixed upon the lovers. Alonzo at length exclaims Velasquez! Diego! to arms! to arms! (Juan and Diego spring up, but are scarcely awake.)
Juan. What is the matter?
Diego. What is the matter?
Alonzo. Seize him!—Don’t let him escape!
Juan and Diego. (Still staggering with sleep, yet endeavouring to draw their swords) Where! whom!
Alonzo. Seize him! secure him! he will escape!
Juan. (Recovering himself, and pointing to Rolla) That man? that single man?