[Alvar and Teresa bend over the body of Ordonio.
Alh. (to the Moors). I thank thee, Heaven! &c.
Remorse.
Shouts of Alvar! Alvar! Noises heard; a Moor rushes in.
Moor. We are surprised, away! away! the instant—
The country is in arms. The old man heads them
And still cries out, 'My son! My son is living'
Haste to the shore! They come the opposite road.
Alhadra (to Alvar).
Thou then art Alvar! to my aid and safety
Thy word stands pledged.
Alvar. Arm of avenging Heaven!
My word stands pledged nor shall it be retracted.
(The Moors surround Alhadra) and force her off. The stage fills with armed peasants. Ali and Valdez at their head. Valdez rushes into Alvar's arms and the Curtain drops.
[Alternative ending in S. T. C.'s handwriting affixed to lines 307-21, MS. III]