O, I am glad, Madame. I have been terribly frightened all evening.
[Gwymplane stands frozenly against the wall.]
Duchess
Really? By what?
Dea
I was looking for the Queen. I was being guided to the Queen's apartment when suddenly I found myself in a room with some gentleman.
Duchess
Ah, what gentleman, I wonder?
Dea
I do not know. I am blind and he would not answer me. But I felt his hand to see if it was the Court Steward's. It was not the Court Steward's hand, for this man wore a ring with a gigantic stone.