SCENE X.

_The_ EMPEROR, _and then the_ CROWD.

[_The_ EMPEROR _descends the steps of the throne, quickly, runs to the gong and strikes three deep strokes. The doors are thrown open._ Dignitaries _and_ Officials _appear on the threshold._]

The EMPEROR [_addressing the_ crowd, _who enter in robes of state, and pointing to the dead_ Empress.]

Come, all dignitaries and great men of the Empire! Put perfumes in the censers, keep on amber! Sound the marble chimes, as for the gods. Pay homage to Your Empress! On your knees, all, before The Daughter of Heaven!----

[_He kneels on the steps himself. The marble chimes are sounded. The brilliant crowd fills the throne-room, prostrating themselves before the dead._]

THE END