Diego. (Trembling as he takes it) To the left did you say?

Juan. Yes, to the left.

Diego. And quite alone?

Juan. Yes, quite alone.

Diego. I am afraid of losing myself among the bushes.

Juan. Fool, can you not see the wall, and the cupola of the Temple?

Diego. Do you take me for an owl?

Juan. Is not the moon bright enough to light thee?

Diego. No.

Juan. No!—Ha! ha! ha!—Fear seems wholly to have deprived Signor Diego of his senses.

Diego. I must beg leave to observe, Sir, that the night is devoted to rest, and even if the man himself be not allowed[22] to sleep, his internal courage, commonly takes the liberty of enjoying a comfortable nap. My fortitude always goes to bed with the sun.

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Juan. (Going up to him earnestly) Friend Diego, we will awaken it with some hearty blows.

Diego. (Shrinking away from him) Oh it is easily awakened: it does not sleep very soundly.

Juan. Go, then, fool!—(He thrusts him off on one side, and goes off himself on the other.)

SCENE VI.—Alonzo springs over the Ruins of the Wall, and then reaches his Hand to Cora, who follows him.

Alonzo

Cora

Alonzo. (As he assists her) Only one little jump, dear Cora!—throw yourself boldly into my arms!—Here will you find a secret and retired spot, formed for love, and guarded by friends. This is not so wide and waste a scene as your garden, in which, barren as it is of all shade, the treacherous moon betrays every form that ventures within its circuit. (He presses 

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