Dorothea at this instant came out of her room, followed by Dona Clara all in a tremor; and calling Cardenio aside, she told him in a few words the story of the musician and Dona Clara, and he at the same time told her what had happened, how his father's servants had come in search of him; but in telling her so, he did not speak low enough but that Dona Clara heard what he said, at which she was so much agitated that had not Dorothea hastened to support her she would have fallen to the ground. Cardenio then bade Dorothea return to her room, as he would endeavour to make the whole matter right, and they did as he desired.
Salía en esto Dorotea de su aposento, y tras ella doña Clara, toda turbada; y, llamando Dorotea a Cardenio aparte, le contó en breves razones la historia del músico y de doña Clara, a quien él también dijo lo que pasaba de la venida a buscarle los criados de su padre, y no se lo dijo tan callando que lo dejase de oír Clara; de lo que quedó tan fuera de sí que, si Dorotea no llegara a tenerla, diera consigo en el suelo. Cardenio dijo a Dorotea que se volviesen al aposento, que él procuraría poner remedio en todo, y ellas lo hicieron.