Yes.
EMPRESS
Very well then, have him brought here. Throw the rope-ladder to him that he may appear before me. [The ladder is thrown from the top of the wall.]
Hide the poison, Cinnamon, and the golden flask as well. He who is coming need not know.... Has the fire darkened my face?
[The newcomers appear at the top of the rampart, the TARTAR EMPEROR first, followed by FOUNT-IN-THE-FOREST and three other persons in Tartar soldiers' uniform, but unarmed.]
SCENE III
The TARTAR EMPEROR and The EMPRESS
[The EMPEROR advances while the four men of his suite remain in the rear. At a signal from the EMPRESS, the LADIES-IN-WAITING and all others on the stage retire to the back.]
EMPEROR