Be a man.
The others rise gradually.
F. What shall I do, good master?
B. Right all the wrongs thou didst and sin no more.
Pr. This lamb was given to the goddess. It is mine.
GS. Are you the steward of the goddess' property?
Siha steps close to the priest who retires step by step and finally hurries off the stage.
Come, shepherd, take the frightened lambkin up
And bear it to its mother in the fold.
[The shepherd takes up the lamb and stands ready to carry it away. The musicians slink away. The lambbearers and the people walk off in procession, followed by the Buddha with his disciples. General Siha remains alone on the stage. A trumpet call at a short distance and another one close by.]
GS. What does that signal mean?