Don Lorenzo. You!

Juana. Yes.

Don Lorenzo. What for?

Juana. So that you might not see it.

Don Lorenzo. Why?

Juana. Because there was a paper in it containing something your mother had written that I did not want you to see.

Don Lorenzo. What was it?

Juana. I know the words by heart. They were: 'Lorenzo, my son, in the casket which lies at the head of my bed there is hidden a paper under a sealed envelope. When I am dead, open it, and read what I wrote during a night of sharp remorse. Forgive me, and may God inspire you.'

Don Lorenzo. [In surprise.] 'Forgive me, and may God inspire you.' She wrote that?

Juana. Yes.