Come, do not flee us!
[During the singing of the refrain the procession turns into a side-street; the crowd looks on in dumb astonishment.
SCENE IV.
The Emperor’s library in the Palace. Entrance door on the left; a lesser doorway, with a curtain before it, on the right.
The Chamberlain Eutherius enters from the left, followed by two servants, bearing carpets.
Eutherius.
[Calling out to the right.] Agilo, Agilo, warm rose-water! A bath for the Emperor.
[He goes out to the right, with both servants.
The Emperor Julian enters hastily from the left. He still wears the panther-skin and the vine-leaves; in his hand is the green-wreathed staff. He paces the room once or twice, then flings the staff into a corner.
Julian.