ROSARELLE
No, no, she's coming to.... I can hear her heart beating....
THE FAIRY
(Intervening.) Come, come, it's nothing.... I have practised medicine longer than men have and know a little more about it. Do not be uneasy; there is nothing to fear; I will undertake to cure her.... But we are wasting precious time, the night is passing and we shall get nothing done.... (To THE GIRLS.) Come, dears, go and dress yourselves; your cloaks are waiting for you and everything is ready. Just follow Light; she will advise you.... We will meet in the great ballroom of the palace.... (THE GIRLS go out, preceded by LIGHT. To DESTINY.) You too, Destiny, follow Light; you want another costume. You can't go as you are. One must not be conspicuous, especially at this moment.... (DESTINY obeys, grudgingly.) I don't quite know how to dress the fellow. However, Light will think of something: she has more imagination than I.... Let's see to the little patient. She's better.... (Helping her to rise.) There, there.... Sit down on this bench.... No?... You prefer to stand up?... As you please: in that case, lean against the column, for the walls will soon disappear.... Now that we are alone, Tyltyl, will you tell me at last, between ourselves, who that girl is?...
TYLTYL
But, ma'am, I don't know at all....
THE FAIRY
You must make an effort.... She can't live unless you remember who she is.... It's a great responsibility.
TYLTYL
But it's not my fault.... I've done what I could; I can't make it out.