Pause.
One of the bystanders rises and, taking the lamp, he holds it close to the face of the princess and examines it. Then he replaces the lamp on the floor and returns to his place.
The First Watcher (breaking the silence): Who is there?
The Second Watcher: Hush! Listen!
The Princess (in a low voice, opening her eyes for an instant): One with closed eyes who is about to awaken from a long sleep.
(She closes her eyes again.—Silence.
The Fourth Watcher: What did I say of the sun?
Here in this room there is another sun who gazes upon us in his splendor!
Who is this, clothed in such a garment, with hands hidden beneath a tissue of gold?
Who is this, of the height of a human being,