Faustine You are sublime, sweet angel. (Aside) And thus at last deliverance comes to me! Fontanares Stay, Marie! I would choose the struggle and all its perils, I would choose death itself, rather than the loss of you from such a cause. Marie Rather than glory? (To the viceroy) My lord, you will cause my gems to be restored to Quinola. I return to my convent with a happy mind; either I am his, or I must live for God alone. Lothundiaz I believe he is a sorcerer. Quinola This young maiden restores to me my love for womankind. Faustine (to Sarpi, the viceroy and Avaloros) Can we not conquer him, in spite of all? Avaloros I shall try it. Sarpi (to Faustine) All is not lost. (To Lothundiaz) Take your daughter home; she will soon be obedient to you. Lothundiaz God grant it! Come my daughter. (Exeunt.) SCENE FOURTH Faustine, Fregose, Avaloros, Fontanares, Quinola and Monipodio. Avaloros I have studied you well, young man, and you have a great heart--a heart firm as steel. Steel will always be the master of gold. Let us frankly form a copartnership; I will pay your debts, buy up all that has been sold, give you and Quinola five thousand ducats, and, at my instance, the viceroy will be willing to forget your freedom with him. Fontanares If, in my distress, I have ever failed in respect towards you, senor, I beg you will pardon me. Don Fregose That is quite sufficient, senor. Don Fregose does not easily take offence. Faustine You have done well, my lord. Avaloros Thus you see, young man, that tempest is succeeded by calm, and at present all things smile upon you. The next thing for us to do is to unite, you and I, in fulfilling your promises to the king. Fontanares I care not for fortune excepting for one reason; shall I be enabled to wed Marie Lothundiaz? Don Fregose Is she the only woman in the world you love? Fontanares The only one. (Faustine and Avaloros talk together.) Don Fregose You never told me that before. Henceforth, you may count on me, young man; I am your steadfast ally. (Exit.) Monipodio They are coming to terms; we are ruined. I shall take myself off to France with the duplicate machine. (Exit.) SCENE FIFTH Quinola, Fontanares, Faustine and Avaloros. Faustine (to Fontanares) Come, now; I also bear no malice, and you must come to the banquet I am giving. Fontanares Senora, your first kindness concealed treachery. Faustine Like all those lofty dreamers, who enrich humanity with their inventions, you know neither women, nor the world. Fontanares (aside) I have scarcely eight days left. (To Quinola) I am going to make use of her. Quinola Do so, as you make use of me. Fontanares I will come to your house, senora. Faustine I must thank Quinola for that. (She offers a purse to Quinola.) Take this. (To Fontanares) Till we meet again! (Exeunt Faustine and Avaloros.) SCENE SIXTH Fontanares and Quinola.