Rodriguez—Wilt thou not understand? Interference may spell death.
Lagrimas—Better my body, than my soul to die. (To General.) Is there no pity in thee? Does thy lust for conquest extend to babies?
General—It is for thy safety he pleads.
Lagrimas—I do not need his pleading.
General—Is it thus thou showest love for Don Rodriguez?
Lagrimas—I have not said I love Don Rodriguez.
General—Hast thou not promised to marry him?
Lagrimas—No, no, no!
Rodriguez—I have no power to either make her love or marry me.
General—No power! The man who captured Hafiz the Moor, to have no power with a woman!