Ursula ended her narrative. It created horror and surprise throughout: but when she related the inhuman murder of Agnes, the indignation of the mob was so audibly testified, that it was scarcely possible to hear the conclusion. This confusion increased with every moment: at length a multitude of voices exclaimed that the prioress should be given up to their fury. To this Don Ramirez refused to consent positively. Even Lorenzo bad the people remember that she had undergone no trial, and advised them to leave her punishment to the inquisition. All representations were fruitless: the disturbance grew still more violent, and the populace more exasperated. In vain did Ramirez attempt to convey his prisoner out of the throng. Wherever he turned, a band of rioters barred his passage, and demanded her being delivered over to them more loudly than before. Ramirez ordered his attendants to cut their way through the multitude: oppressed by numbers, it was impossible for them to draw their swords. He threatened the mob with the vengeance of the inquisition: but in this moment of popular frenzy even this dreadful name had lost its effect.