All. Good God!—Is it possible! Our Agent!
D’Aguilar. With the assistance of a woman!—Both were fleeing towards the river when stopped by pedestrians, who heard shouts in the distance. The fugitives were flung to the earth at the entrance of an alley. The woman cried to Don Enrique desperately and in vain: “Kill me! Kill me!”
Cleofas. A Mooress?
D’Aguilar. Yes.
Cleofas. It is Zoraya!
The Usher. His Eminence!
All turn to the right to salute the Cardinal.
Scene Three
The same persons, Ximénès, Gil Andrès, Keeper of the Jail, Two Monks, Two Aides to Gil Andrès stand at the entrance of the iron door at the left. Two Franciscan monks watch at the foot of the stage during the act.
Ximénès. (To Padilla) God has summoned you to a cruel ordeal, Padilla! I had given to Cardenos orders with the object of sparing you. Who had foreseen this at the hour when I blessed the young couple in the cathedral—your unfortunate daughter?