At length, the wine having come to an end with them, drowsiness began to come over them, and they dropped asleep on their very table and tablecloth. Ricote and Sancho alone remained awake, for they had eaten more and drunk less, and Ricote drawing Sancho aside, they seated themselves at the foot of a beech, leaving the pilgrims buried in sweet sleep; and without once falling into his own Morisco tongue Ricote spoke as follows in pure Castilian:
Finalmente, el acabársele el vino fue principio de un sueño que dio a todos, quedándose dormidos sobre las mismas mesas y manteles; solos Ricote y Sancho quedaron alerta, porque habían comido más y bebido menos; y, apartando Ricote a Sancho, se sentaron al pie de una haya, dejando a los peregrinos sepultados en dulce sueño; y Ricote, sin tropezar nada en su lengua morisca, en la pura castellana le dijo las siguientes razones: