midnight before
One night the Don and his crew came back with the greatest prize they ever seized . The men were summoned to unload the ship . They made immense fires from the castle to the beach , and by their glare they robbed the merchants of their valuable cargo . It was near midnight before their rapacity was satisfied . Don Alphonzo ordered the vessel to remain where she laid until daybreak , when he intended to set her adrift , with all her crew on board , that he might see them dashed on to those rocks which you see down yonder . The Don then commanded a feast to be set in the banqueting hall , in the base of the north tower . He ordered every man in the castle to attend the revel , that they might rejoice over their great prize .