(He thrusts his arm through the hole. He shivers.)

How cold it is!

SCENE II

TIME: the next morning.
PLACE: the street near Peter's home.


PETER.SOLDIERS.
PETER'S MOTHER.PEOPLE.
PRINCE.

[The MOTHER stands in the door of her home looking up and down the street.]

MOTHER. He does not come! Well, I will go to Jacob's after him. I must teach him that he cannot stay away all night. I will punish him for what he has done.

[Enter the PRINCE, SOLDIERS, and PEOPLE. Four soldiers carry PETER on their shoulders.]