Black Witch (Interrupting hysterically and shaking rod menacingly towards Erebus and Noctis in turn.) Curses upon thee, torpid imps! Canst not chant with thy wonted vim? Let thy voices swell to the far gods, else will sovereign Jove hear us not. Raise thy voices. I command thee!
(The three resume circling and re-commence the chorus, Erebus and Noctis chanting louder.)
All We’re watching the pot and it’s going to boil,
The air will get hot and this region will spoil,
But that matters not for we——
Black Witch (Interrupting by beating the kettle with rod and screaming furiously) Curses upon thee, dead! black! pot!!
(Enter White Fairy at back of stage at word “pot”. Fairy raises wand. Light appears inside of kettle as Black Witch beats it, to be so timed that the glow appears at instant White Fairy raises wand.)
Black Witch (screaming triumphantly) Ha! ha! it comes! Light comes—light make fire—come fire—fire come!
White Fairy (coming forward and interrupting) Stop! I command thee, stop!
(Erebus and Noctis shiver, moan and fall prone on the ground, remaining there until told to fly by Black Witch.)
Fairy (From position a trifle to the left and back of kettle, gazing steadily at Witch, ignoring imps.) This night thou art delivered unto me.
Black Witch (moving toward Fairy) Not so, not so, loathed Fairy. Though ages old I still am young and thou shalt not prevail.