Aisha. She assures me she has been faithful to the Prophet’s law.
Zoraya. Well, what does she want?
Aisha. She is accompanied by a young girl in a litter.
Zoraya. Ill?
Aisha. Probably.
Zoraya. Let Fatoum alone enter.
Scene Six
Zoraya, Aisha, Fatoum
Aisha raises the portière at the left to admit Fatoum, an old Moorish woman, who has been converted.
Zoraya. Come forward!