SIMON
I stay here. I am set here to watch. An angel charged me to—
[Shouts of "The Emperor!" very near. The music grows louder still. Cheers behind the hangings]
POLORUS
[Pushing him back frantically] But you're blocking up the passage-way. It is forbidden. Surely you don't want to offend the Emperor.
SIMON
[Idiotically] Not unnecessarily.
PISO
Well, then—