SCENE VI

_The_ EMPEROR, FOUNT-IN-THE-FOREST, _the_ Ladies-in-Waiting, _and the_ Eunuchs.

TRANQUIL BEAUTY [_In a whisper to_ GOLDEN LOTUS]

Those lords are still there.

GOLDEN LOTUS

They have a noble mien.

PEARL

They are secretly watching us.

CINNAMON

Let us pretend that we do not see them.

EUNUCH

The Empress is about to leave Her Palace. You must continue your gossip to-morrow.

TRANQUIL BEAUTY

If we are late, the fault is yours.

PEARL

You should have informed us sooner.

EUNUCH

Quick, quick, the last watch of night is about to sound.

[_They enter their palanquins, and go on their way in a single file preceded and followed by an_ EUNUCH.]