HELIOGABALUS
[Quietly] I think you're right. They need something to calm their nerves. [He finds and seizes the bottle] Ah, here it is! Ammonia would half kill them.
PISO
I protest!
PAULA
I want to get out of here.
[RUFINIUS tries to calm her]
HELIOGABALUS
One second, darling. [As POLORUS offers her a goblet of the poppy-water] Now be a nice little girl, and swallow this medicine. It will make you dream beautifully.