New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12


to the window, and let it be kissed and
caressed by cool zephyrs.
PRINCE-May accompany her?
KING-Are you jealous of the breeze?
Would you take over the work of the
wind? You make her blush all the
harder. Go, my prince. With you at
her side, the outside world will look in
more joyously at her
PRINCESS AND PRINCE (bo,v them
selues array and 90 to the front aUirdo,y,
Just beyond TIE end Of the tabEe)
KING OoNoaoing them avith his
glance)-Ha, hal To the loneliest
window, of course. To be alone amidst
all the noise and the crowd, and to hear
only themselves. My dear chancellor,
and you, my dear minister, come closer
to me, and let's discuss a certain matter.
My guests let us not disturb you. Per-
nit their Highnesses their solitude in
the midst of many, and forget they are
here amongst US.
JESTER (barks from his place under
the table, and cries through his gag)-
But would wish that mn solitude were
not forgotten!
THE GUESTS (busy themselves vith
eating and drinking. The chancellor
and the minister take seats closer to the
Kimg.)
PRINCESS (ot the qOi',doaU, to the
Prince)-You read my mind as if my
book of thoughts lay open before you.
PRINCE--Your thoughts are mine;
mine, too, are your desires. live only
because carry you so deeply in my
heart. The King believes that he does
we'll for us in keeping the guests so
long. But we two yearn only for soil
tude.
PRINCESS-He is SO happy.
PRINCE-Yes. feel nothing against
him. 1t was very kind of him to allow
us to leave our places and come here.
PRINCESS (aestling close to him)-
My dear beloved!
PRINCE have already forgotten
the guests and the excitement Only
your touch intoxicates me, and your
words of love resound within me, as if
the great hall were filled with wondrous
song.
PRINCESS-Shall I tell you how
much l love you?
PRINCE-You ask? Never shall I
weary hearing you tell it.
PRINCESS-Give me your hand.
PRINCETON, what happiness!
PRINCESS (presses his hand to her
heart)-Do you hear that speech? What
am | saying to you?
PRINCE-I could shout for Joy.
PRINCESS-From the tips of my
toes-I have very pretty toes, and they
must be pinker now than ever-to the
roots of my red hair-isn't it redder
now than before?-a river of love glows
through me and mandates me entirely
PRINCE-Just like the river of love
that courses through me. And when the
rivers meet
PRINCESS-Aren not all eyes directed
on us?
PRINCE do not want to turn my
eyes away from you.
PRINCESS-If we should lean far
forward out of the window, into the
darkness of the night
PRINCE-Then our lips will believe
we are unseen. (They gaze upon each
other rassionctely, and leon sloaU7y ont
of the aoindoav closely clasped)
A SERVANT (entcrs and boavs BE-
fore the King)
KING (interrupting has conservation
aoith the chancellor and the mmnister)-
What have you to say?
SERVANT-A man has come upon a
weighty errand, and says that he must
see Your Majesty.
KING-A weighty errand! And what
is the weighty matter?
SERvANT-He says that he can tell
the King alone.
KING-Then let him come tomorrow,
or the day after. Have him seized and
held under lock and key, until have
slept the betrothal celebration out of
all my bones.
SERVANT-He says that it is of the
utmost Importance to the King and hts
realm.
KING--Did you not try to drive him
off with your halberds, or has he bribed
all Of you?
SERVANT-We all felt that the man
and what he brought were really impor-
tant.
KING (eyimg him sharply) Good.
Then bring him here. And if it turns out
that this important matter was impor-