Santángel, unsettled that Luzia dared to dismiss him, presses her about why she hides her skill. He suspects her miracles rely on a forbidden language and warns that whatever she is doing will not pass unnoticed at Antonio Pérez’s torneo.

When Luzia finally admits she sings the words, Santángel offers a workaround: the power is not in speaking aloud, but in forming the words in the mind. He takes Luzia’s hand, instructs her to close her eyes, and guides her into imagining stillness and “hearing” the secret song internally.

Luzia hums the melody while keeping the words unspoken. The spell works: a single bean on the desk begins to hop and multiply until many beans cascade off the desk and scatter across the floor. Luzia jerks away, startled by her own success.

Santángel tells Luzia Víctor will be pleased, then answers her question about how he knew: she still needs the words, but they can be held back. He presses again to learn what language she truly uses; Luzia lies and claims Spanish, and Santángel rejects it as impossible for “great” miracles.

Santángel argues that language creates possibility both by use and by secrecy, ending the lesson with a promise to return tomorrow. When Luzia asks what to do with the mountain of beans, Santángel coldly advises her to put them in the soup and leaves, satisfied to be the one to turn away.