Fer. But such a ransom as cannot be paid.
Ch. So great?
Fer.Ay, even so great, that ye yourselves
Would not consent to share.
Ch.Tell us the sum.
Fer. ’Tis to surrender Ceuta to the Moor.
Now are ye silent.
Ch.We are flesh and blood.
Fer. Say ye?
Ch.The stones of Ceuta cannot bleed,