A servant enters.
St. His Highness the Prince Jeta.
A. Show him in.
Jeta enters. A. rises to meet him with bows.
You are most welcome, my Prince.
J. I have come from my brother, the King, to express to you his thanks for having bought my pleasure grounds for the noble and great purpose of affording a worthy resthouse to the Buddha and his brotherhood.
A. Kindly tender my gratitude to your royal brother for his gracious message.
J. I hear that King Bimbisara has sent an embassy to the Buddha to induce him to come back to Rajagaha. Has the Buddha received these men?
A. Not yet. He will see them this morning.
J. We ought to keep him here. He is a wonderful man, and I consider our city fortunate to have him reside with us. What astonishes me is his way of conquering the hearts of all men, even of his opponents, and he is so sensible.