Tarik—I am well. Let me stand alone.
Rodriguez—Thou art a brave lad despite thy brown skin.
(Enter soldier.)
Soldier—The General says the boy prisoner is to go with his mother.
(Tarik looks at Lagrimas, then stoops and kisses the hem of her dress.)
Tarik—Allah will bless thee, and thy little children. It is written. (Exit with soldier.)
(Lagrimas and Don Rodriguez sit as they were in the opening scene.)
Lagrimas—It is just as it was last night.
Rodriguez—(Quietly.) But I have captured Hafiz.
Lagrimas—And thou speakest neither of thy bravery nor thy—