Well, then, let us now gather more, that we may have wherewith to propitiate the guardian-deity of our dear [S']akoontalá.
PRIYAMVADÁ.
By all means.
[They continue gathering.
A VOICE BEHIND THE SCENES.
Ho there! See you not that I am here!
ANASÚYÁ.
That must be the voice of a guest announcing his arrival.
PRIYAMVADÁ.
Surely, [S']akoontalá is not absent from the cottage.