[Stringing his bow.]
Vetravatí, lead the way to the terrace.
VETRAVATÍ.
This way, Sire.
[They advance in haste.
KING. [Looking on every side.
How's this? there is nothing to be seen.
A VOICE BEHIND THE SCENES.
Help! Save me! I can see you, though you cannot see me. I am like a mouse in the claws of a cat; my life is not worth a minute's purchase.