SCENE I
The crowd, the EMPEROR and FOUNT-IN-THE-FOREST (the two latter still disguised, but in full official costume), the FAITHFUL PRINCE.
THE CROWD [crying rhythmically]
Ten thousand years!
Ten thousand years!
A happy life to our King! A happy and a long life to our King.
Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years.
[The music continues at the back.]
TARTAR EMPEROR [In a whisper to FOUNT-IN-THE FOREST]
This old palace is infinitely more beautiful than mine. Its art is purer and more exquisite.