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use for men, and rebukes Ines for taking things so seriously, 
that men are not worth it and are not constant. Her idea is 
to make them fall in love with her and then disdain them. 
Antonio and Melchor meet at Juana’s and are obliged to hide 
because Bernardo has seen a man enter the house and wants 
to know who he is. Juana pretends not to know, and Ber- 
nardo has Agueda and Juana leave the room, which he has 
locked. Antonio and Melchor learn that they both love the 
same person and decide to help each other to find out which 
one Juana really favors, the unfavored one to yield to the 
other. 
Antonio, after Juana tells him that she loves him and to 
come back, goes home, where he finds Melchor also thinking 
that he is the preferred one because of a bouquet Juana gave 
him and the fact that she wept when he left. Each, however, 
as a sign of his great friendship, is willing to give up in the 
other’s favor. Sabanon returns, telling them that he over- 
heard — having been concealed by Agueda, for safety — Juana 
making fun of both Antonio and Melchor and saying that she 
only wanted them to fall in love with her to punish them after- 
wards. He has devised a way to avenge his masters, propos- 
ing to be “cirujano y ponerle a ella un emplasto”. He takes 
them to Juana’s garden where he conceals them and manages 
to speak with Juana, telling her that she is wasting her love 
on these two, who are in love with Bernarda and Elvira, who 
live next door. Juana does not want to believe this, but 
Agueda confirms it by saying that they asked for a ladder in 
order to get over the wall, and not to let her (Juana) know 
anything about it. Bernardo scolds Ines for being out of her 
room and puts out the light when Ines, as a sign of her love 
for him, starts to burn her hand. Juana goes to get another 
light, for she knows Antonio and Melchor will leave the garden 
while it is dark. Melchor and Antonio overhear Bernardo and 
Ines, and Melchor learns that Bernardo is the one who has 
killed his father. He and Antonio argue as to which one is 
to kill Bernardo, Antonio insisting that it is his right, saying 
“sin honra no hay amistad”. At the cries of Juana and Ines, 
the attention of the constables has been attracted, and Ber- 
nardo takes Antonio and Melchor out to the street by a secret 
door with the intention of continuing their fight. 
Sabanon takes Juana, Ines, and Agueda to the house of his 
