Theodore, like Isa­bella, was too re­cently ac­quain­ted with par­ental au­thor­ity to sub­mit to its de­cisions against the im­pulse of his heart. He had little curi­os­ity to learn the friar’s reas­ons, and less dis­pos­i­tion to obey them. The lovely Mat­ilda had made stronger im­pres­sions on him than fi­lial af­fec­tion. All night he pleased him­self with vis­ions of love; and it was not till late after the morn­ing-of­fice, that he re­col­lec­ted the friar’s com­mands to at­tend him at Alf­onso’s tomb.