Being held as precious as the nine together.

But listen to my tale. Dost thou remember

The gipsy girl we saw at Cordova

Dance the Romalis in the market-place?

Hyp. Thou meanest Preciosa.

Vic. Aye, the same.

Thou knowest how her image haunted me

Long after we returned to Alcalá.

Hyp. Thou even thought’st thyself in love with her.

Vic. I was; and, to be frank with thee, I am!