Enrique. (Frightened) No!
Zoraya. See! He is dead, I tell you! See! He is dead! He is dead!
She lets Cardenos’ arms fall back.
Enrique. Is it possible!
Zoraya. (Turning her eyes to the foot of the stage) Be quiet!
They see a lantern passing from one window to another, followed by the sound of the opening of the middle window. Frightened, Zoraya and Enrique seek refuge on the little stairway, hiding behind a column and clumps of flowers.
Ramiro. (Half-clad at the window, leaning in) Hello! Some one called!—Who is there? (They hear another window opened opposite the first one) Is that you, Ginès?
Ginès. (Invisible) Yes, master!
Ramiro. Did you hear that disturbance—those shouts?
Ginès. Yes!—They were calls for aid!