(Pause. She moves backwards till she is near the bed of Cébès and, bending her head towards him.
And you, sick man?
(Cébès raises his eyes, sees her, and begins to laugh.
The Princess: Why do you laugh?
Cébès: That thing on your head is so queer!
I can't help laughing when I look at it!
The Princess: Look at me more closely.
Don't you think that I could cure you?
Cébès: What shall I do to be cured, Most Beautiful?
The Princess: You must believe me and love me, Cébès.