Princess Fausta planned to destroy Pardallan, whom she hated, at the hands of the Spanish inquisitors. In order to drive the Chevalier crazy - because she was not able to kill him, as Fausta understood, - she negotiates with the Grand Inquisitor Espinosa, and our hero, under heavy guard, is brought to a terrible prison in the monastery of St. Paul. Disgusting tortures and cruel torments to which he is subjected many unfortunate people in front of the stunned Pardalian should, as Fausta and Espinosa hope, deprive the brave Frenchman of his mind. However, Pardallan manages not only to withstand these tests, but also to break free. Having reconciled the kind and brave dwarf Chico with his beloved, the Chevalier returns to France with a calm soul. Fausta intends to find her and Pardallan’s little son...