ThisIsaidinsuchawaythatsheunderstoodperfectlyallthatpassedbetweenus, andthrowingherarmroundmyneckshebeganwithfeeblestepstomovetowardsthehouse; butasfatewouldhaveit (anditmighthavebeenveryunfortunateifHeavenhadnototherwiseorderedit), justasweweremovingoninthemannerandpositionIhavedescribed, withherarmroundmyneck, herfather, ashereturnedafterhavingsentawaytheTurks, sawhowwewerewalkingandweperceivedthathesawus; butZoraida, readyandquickwitted, tookcarenottoremoveherarmfrommyneck, butonthecontrarydrewclosertomeandlaidherheadonmybreast, bendingherkneesalittleandshowingallthesignsandtokensoffainting, , andseeinghisdaughterinthisstateaskedwhatwasthematterwithher; she, however, givingnoanswer, hesaid, "Nodoubtshehasfaintedinalarmattheentranceofthosedogs," andtakingherfromminehedrewhertohisownbreast, whileshesighing, hereyesstillwetwithtears, saidagain, "Ameji, cristiano, ameji"—"Go, Christian, go." Tothisherfatherreplied, "Thereisnoneed, daughter, fortheChristiantogo, forhehasdonetheenoharm, andtheTurkshavenowgone; feelnoalarm, thereisnothingtohurtthee, forasIsay, theTurksatmyrequesthavegonebackthewaytheycame."
"Itwastheywhoterrifiedher, asthouhastsaid, senor," saidItoherfather; "butsinceshetellsmetogo, Ihavenowishtodispleaseher: peacebewiththee, andwiththyleaveIwillcomebacktothisgardenforherbsifneedbe, formymastersaystherearenowherebetterherbsforsaladthenhere."
