“And leaning back, he yawned and fell asleep,
Lulled by the chant monotonous and deep.”
2. Same scene; lights dimmer; music softer and more monotonous--King sleeping.
“The sounds re-echoed from the roof and walls--
As if dead priests were laughing in their stalls.”
3. Same, but with lights all extinguished save one or two dimly burning; king alone, near door at extreme right.
“King Robert’s self, in features, form, and height,
But all transfigured by angelic light.”
4. Banquet room brilliantly lighted in the palace; table elegantly equipped with damask, glass (the more beautiful color the better), silver, flowers, etc., people standing in groups; king’s counterpart on dais in background; real king in foreground, side to audience, staring at his “other self.”
“And in the corner, a revolting shape,