Ernest. Pitiless destiny.
Teodora. Oh, most miserable fate!
Ernest. Poor child!
Teodora. Poor Ernest! [Both remain apart until now.]
D. Severo. [In anguish from within.] My brother.
Mercedes. Help!
Pepito. Quickly. [Ernest and Teodora move together.]
Teodora. They are crying.
Ernest. He is dying.
Teodora. Come at once.
Ernest. Where?
Teodora. To him.
Ernest. We cannot. [Detains her.]
Teodora. Why not? I want him to live.
Ernest. And I!—but I cannot. [Points to Don Julian's room.]
Teodora. Then I will. [Rushes to the door.]
LAST SCENE
Teodora, Ernest, Don Severo and Pepito. Ernest stands on the right in the middle of the stage, Teodora near the door of Don Julian's room. Pepito and, behind him, Don Severo, bar the way.
Pepito. Where are you going?
Teodora. [In desperation.] I must see him.
Pepito. It is impossible.
D. Severo. She cannot pass. This woman must not
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