1st Prince: You must listen!
Guardian: Must! What is that language!
That is a word was never said to me since I was
made the Queen's Chamberlain. Here! Put a
gag upon their mouths! (Soldiers do so, tying a
handkerchief on mouth of each.) Tie their hands
behind them with ropes. (This is done.) Rapscallions!
Do they think to terrify and command me!
I that am not only Governor of the Island but am
Supreme Judge whenever I come into this Court.
Ogre: That is very good and very right! Keep
the gag in their mouth! You wouldn't like to be
listening to the things they were saying a while
ago! They were giving out great impudence and
very disrespectful talk!
Guardian: Give me here my Judge's wig and
my gown! (Puts them on.) Where now are the
young Princes?
Servant: They are coming now.
Guardian: It will be a great help in their education
seeing justice done by me, as straight as was
ever done by Aristides. Give me here that book of
punishments and rewards. I'll see what is bad
enough for these lads! (He consults book.)
Servant: Here now are the Princes.
(Wrenboys come in wearing Princes' clothes)
1st Wrenboy: (To another) Do you see who it
is that is in it?
2nd Wrenboy: It is the young Princes in our
clothes!