Even in mine own Alhambra thy minions broke out in mutiny; they surrounded the fortress in which thou wert to wait my pleasure; they intercepted, they insulted, they drove back my guards; they stormed the towers protected by the banner of thy king.

The governor, a coward or a traitor, rendered thee to the rebellious crowd.

Was this all?
No, by the Prophet! Thou, by right my captive, didst leave thy prison but to head mine armies.

And this day, the traitor subject--the secret foe--was the leader of a people who defy a king.

This night thou comest to me unsought.