Shivering and chattering, sat the wretched ape.”
5. Barren dark room; straw bed in further corner, with king sitting thereon in plain dark robe, disheveled hair, wonder in face, and attitude. Ape may be omitted, or “made to order” of dark cloth, on wooden chair or stool in opposite corner.
“He heard the garments of the Lord
Sweep through the silent air, ascending heavenward.”
6. Same scene; but king kneels, facing audience.
“Across these stones, that lead the way to heaven,
Walk barefoot, till my guilty soul be shriven.”
7. King Robert in the foreground in same garments, bowed head, hands crossed on breast, standing; Angel King on throne in background. (Throne may be improvised from big old-fashioned sofa, or two large chairs without arms, having handsome spread thrown over it, with showy rug in front.)
“Rose like the throbbing of a single string;
‘I am the Angel, and thou art the King.’”