[With murmurs of astonishment, prostrate themselves before Capocomico]
Salaam!
CAPO.
Not at all. Delighted! We will now
Present our friend and servant—Scaramouche,
Prime-Minister!
[The courtiers salaam before Scaramouche, who puts his hand on his heart and blows them a kiss from his drawn sword-point]
And next, Sir Harlequin,
Prime-Minister!
[The courtiers repeat. Harlequin replies with a ballet-curtsy]