SCENE II.

_The Music_ _The Pantomime, etc._

Tambourine jingles _Ghurri-Wurri_ discovered above at center, with his dark glasses pushed up on his forehead, counting his money.

Tap on piece He finds a bad coin of crockery

Sand blocks Bites it

Tap crockery Throws it away

Begins the Princess Hears the _Princess and retinue_ approaching rhythms on Chinese wood block

[Telegraphically He pulls glasses over his eyes expressed it is ... ... ... ... Musically, accented triplets, common time, _presto_] He grovels

Princess rhythm _Princess and retinue_ enter from the right continues They pass by Ghurri-Wurri without pause

Drum crash _Ghurri-Wurri_ runs ahead and prostrates himself before the Princess

Tap _Princess' retinue_ halts

Tap _Princess_ signals to attendant

Tap _Attendant_ signals to nearest slave

Tap _Slave_ proffers chest

Tap, Tap, Tap _Attendant_ opens it, takes coin, closes it

Tap Gives coin to Princess

Tap on crockery _Princess_ drops coin in beggar's hand

Princess rhythm _Princess and retinue_ exit at the left

Begin drum roll _Ghurri-Wurri_ looks at coin, scrambles to _pp. cresc. to ff._ his feet, looks after Princess, shakes his fists, starts to the right, turns, shakes his fist again, exits at right, raging

Cymbal crash Lights out In the darkness Ghurri-Wurri crosses to left of stage, ready for Scene III The drop is lifted

Cymbal crash Lights up