An Account of What Happened Afterwards in the Inn, with Several Other Occurrences Worth Notice.
The company sympathizes with the captive and Zoraida, and each wishes to help them. Suddenly more guests appear at the inn although there is hardly any space to accommodate them. The newcomer, accompanied by his young daughter Clara, is a rich and influential judge, on his way to a new appointment in the Indies. The captive recognizes that the guest is his brother, and everyone sheds new tears to witness the tender reunion. The judge and Clara embrace Zoraida warmly and tenderly. When at last everyone retires, the ladies agree to share the garret, the men find sleeping space without, and Don Quixote stands guard outside the castle. He wishes to protect the ladies "lest they be attacked by some giant or wandering rogue of evil intent who might be covetous of the great treasure of feminine beauty within these walls." In the middle of a peaceful night, everyone awakens to listen to the beautiful singing of a mule driver.
