[HELIOGABALUS' order appears ominous to both RUFINIUS and PAULA, and they look at each other]
PAULA
This looks serious.
RUFINIUS
I fear so, Majesty.
PAULA
You say she is a Christian girl—one of those ex-Jewesses who bawl and beat tambourines on the streets? What does she look like?
RUFINIUS
I regret to report—