:46:03
Doña lnez begs you to make yourself
comfortable. She'll be down shortly.
:46:07
- Thank you.
- Oh, what's this? What's this?
:46:11
- Don Diego Vega.
- Oh, yes, Don Diego.
:46:14
Well, uh... uh, what can I do for you?
:46:17
Have you forgotten that you urged me
to regard this house as still my home?
:46:21
Oh, did l?
:46:23
It's good ofyou to remember the offer,
but didn't you have trouble getting in?
:46:27
Oh, no. No, I had a note from Doña lnez
asking me to ride with her this morning,
:46:31
and I just showed it to the sentries.
:46:37
Excellent, excellent.
:46:39
Come into my study till my wife appears.
:46:42
It's been Esteban's privilege
to ride with her each morning.
:46:51
Tell me, why is this house
so closely guarded?
:46:54
I swear I saw a full company around it.
:46:57
- I wish there were twice as many.
- Their clatter would drive me to distraction.
:47:01
I find it reassuring.
:47:03
Let me show you something, young man.
:47:08
Look.
:47:10
Madre de Dios. The mark ofZorro.
:47:12
Mm-hm. He came here one night.
:47:15
He threatened my life and leFT that.
:47:20
I... I should be petrified.
:47:23
He's mad, of course. Quite mad.
:47:26
- You think so?
- Of course.
:47:29
There was a case in Madrid, almost identical.
:47:33
This fellow's mark was a cross.
He was a madman.
:47:37
Cunning beyond belief. They always are.
:47:39
He killed 40 people.
:47:42
Slit their throats from ear to ear.
:47:44
Warned them first, you know, and then...
:47:47
Santa María.
:47:49
It's a pity your sense of duty
keeps you here, Excellency.
:47:53
- Frightful risk.
- Sense of duty?
:47:56
Oh, yes. Yes, of course.
:47:59
I'm so sorry to have kept you, Don Diego.
Esteban was surly about our little ride.