SCENE II.
| Tambourine jingles | Ghurri-Wurri discovered above at center, with his dark glasses pushed up on his forehead, counting his money. |
| Tap on piece of crockery | He finds a bad coin |
| Sand blocks | Bites it |
| Tap crockery | Throws it away |
| Begins the Princess rhythms on Chinese wood block | Hears the Princess and retinue approaching |
| [Telegraphically expressed it is ... ... ... ... Musically, accented triplets, common time, presto] | He pulls glasses over his eyes He grovels |
| Princess rhythm continues | Princess and retinue enter from the right |
| 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 pp. cresc. to ff. | Ghurri-Wurri looks at coin, scrambles to 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 |