(Looking down.) They are not very far away.... But you have taken off your hat again; that's a bad habit of yours. Put it on quickly, before they come, and be careful to make no mistake this time, for, if you do, the result may be very unpleasant.
(TYLTYL puts on his hat and turns the sapphire. Forthwith from the earth and from every side little creatures of different sizes appear, dressed like him and resembling him in nearly every respect. They surround him, rush against him, hustle him and try to drag him, some to the right, others to the left, while he struggles in the midst of them without knowing to which he should give his attention.)
TYLTYL
(Distraught.) Hullo, hullo, what's all this? What does it mean? That sapphire really is becoming impossible!
LIGHT
Don't worry: you'll have turned it the wrong way again. What did you do?
TYLTYL
How can I tell?... This is getting too much for me! Too mixed up, really.... I must have pressed it instead of turning it.
LIGHT
That's what I thought. You have simply released some of your other "You's."