Dall Glic: It will kill him with its fiery breath!
He is running now ...he is stumbling ...the
Dragon is after him! He is up again! The two
Aunts have pushed him into the coach and have
closed the iron door.
King: It will fail the beast to swallow him coach
and all. It is gone back to refresh itself in the sea.
You can hear it puffing and plunging!
Queen: There is nothing to stop it now. (To
Princess.) If you have e'er a prayer, now is the
time to say it.
Dall Glic: Stop a minute ...there is another
champion going out.
King: A man wearing a saffron suit ...who
is he at all? He has the look of one used to giving
orders.
Princess: (Looking out.) Oh! he is but going
to his death. It would be better for me to throw
myself into the tide and make an end of it.
(Is rushing to door.)
King: (Holding her.) He is drawing his sword.
Himself and the Dragon are thrusting at one
another on the flags!
Princess: Oh, close the curtains! Shut out the
sound of the battle.
(Dall Glic closes curtains.)