agitators brought to retribution. She next gave orders that all her
troops should march against the rebels, and a numerous army was soon
collected, both of veterans and volunteers.

Meantime the grief of Leonor for the death of her father was exhibited
in a striking manner, but still in a manner worthy a branch of that
noble tree. She found a generous consolation in the name bequeathed to
her by her departed parent, and she fondly cherished the halo of glory
that surrounded her father's life, and now must adhere for ever to his
memory. The queen, anxious to contribute to the mitigation of her
sorrow, had kindly invited her to the palace, that by a temporary
absence from her own dwelling she might be relieved from the sight of
objects, which continually brought to her mind a train of painful
associations.

CHAPTER VII.

Padre mio, caro padre,
E tu ancor m'abbandoni!

_Guarini._

I know not how to tell thee;
Shame rises in my face and interrupts
The story of my tongue.

_Otway._

Bermudo, the renegade, having received instructions from El Feri soon
after the affair of the Sierra Bermeja, returned to Alhaurin, where he
found Caneri in an extacy of uncontrollable joy. His late extravagance
had of course been considerably augmented by the news of the recent
success. So elated were his spirits, and so confident did he feel of the
happy results which would attend all the future operations of the Moors,
that, forgetting a secret dislike he always entertained to actual
strife, he talked of heading a body, and meeting the Christians, who
were rapidly advancing upon Alhaurin: but the renegade brought
different injunctions from El Feri, who was now looked upon, by common
consent, as the supreme arbitrator of the Moorish cause. Caneri was
ordered, unfortunately for the display of his present ebullition of
valour, to fortify himself in Alhaurin, and prepare a retreat for
Mohabed, in case the rash expedition of that chief against Gomez Arias
should prove unsuccessful.

All El Feri's persuasions had been thrown away upon Mohabed, who, quite
inexperienced in war, and highly flushed by their recent victory, had
descended the Sierra Bermeja with a strong division to offer battle to
the Spaniards. Caneri submissively followed the orders of his brother in
command. Indeed in his present exhilaration of spirits, he would submit
almos