SCENE 1
(A Hall in the Royal Palace at Stockholm. In the background is a gallery which can be partitioned off by curtains. In elderly servant of the palace is pacing back and forth in the gallery.)
Enter Olof.
Olof. Is the King receiving to-day?
Servant. Yes.
Olof. Can you tell me why I have been kept waiting here in vain four days at a stretch?
Servant. No, heavens, I know nothing at all.
Olof. It seems strange that I have not been admitted.
Servant. What is it about?
Olof. That's none of your concern!