Scene Two
The same, without Cleofas. Don Enrique, Ramiro, Torillo
Enrique. (Calling Ramiro, who is giving some orders to his archers) Ramiro!
Ramiro. (Turning and quickly going to him) Ah! my lord! What a relief your deliverance is to those who love you! (He kisses his hand.) And what joy you, yourself, must feel!
Enrique. I am very sad, Ramiro, at the sight of the pyre.
Ramiro. Has Your Honor not come to await the arrival of this creature?
Enrique. Guilty as she is, I have loved her too well not to pity her. Tell Torillo to come here and consult with me. (Ramiro speaks in a low tone to Torillo. The songs in the church cease, Ramiro goes to the archers. Torilla goes to Enrique in the foreground.) Are you the person who compels the condemned ones to mount the pyres?
Torillo. Yes, my lord, and I also light the fires.
Enrique. How can you sleep after doing such work?
Torillo. From habit.