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SCENE III.

A cavern.
Enter MELCHIOR with a lamp, as from an inner cavern.
MELCHIOR.
Hush!—No, he comes not! Sure 'tis near the time.
A light!—Who's there?—Henriquez?

Enter HENRIQUEZ, lighted by LUCIO.
HENRIQUEZ.
Aye, the same.

MELCHIOR.
Now, Lucio, where's thy lord?

LUCIO.
He charged me tell you,
He would not fail at one.

MELCHIOL.
The rest wait yonder.
Gomez, Sebastian, Marcos, none are wanting;
Our Chief alone is absent.

HENRIQUEZ.
He'll not tarry.
Lead to the inner vault, I'll wait him there.

[Exeunt.
Enter AMELROSA.
AMELROSA.
Those gleams of light .... I must be near the place.
—Voices!—I'll on!—Oh! Heaven! I can no further.
—I faint!—I die!— [Catching at a fragment of the cave, against which she leans as stupefied.—A pause.—The bell strikes One.]

Hark! the bell gives the signal!
Oh! for a moment's strength ..... Hold, murderers, hold!

[Rushes off.