“Ernani!”
“My father—my father! I will avenge thee!”
“Ernani, thou knowest my voice?”
“Surely, thou art Don Ruy.”
“I am Don Ruy. I am the master of thy life; yield me the privilege you hold.”
“No, no.”
“Think! thou mayst fail, and thou wouldst then surely die; yield me the task?”
“No, no. And mightest not thou also fail?”
“See, here is thy horn! I will give it thee back, if thou wilt let me strike this guilty man.”
“No.”