[They go out.]
[Enter the “KING” and KANCHI.]
KANCHI.
You must do exactly as I have told you. Let there be no mistake of any kind.
“KING”.
There shall be no mistake.
KANCHI.
The Queen Sudarshana’s mansions are in the . . .
“KING”.
Yes, sire, I have seen the place well.
KANCHI.
What you have got to do is to set fire to the garden, and then you will take advantage of the bustle and confusion to accomplish your object straightway.
“KING”.
I shall remember.
KANCHI.
Look here, Sir Pretender, I cannot help thinking that a needless fear is troubling us—there is really no King in this country.
“KING”.
My sole aim is to rid this country of this anarchy. Your common man cannot live without a King, whether a real one or a fraud! Anarchy is always a source of danger.
KANCHI.
Pious benefactor of the people, your wonderful self-sacrifice should really be an example to all of us. I am thinking of doing this extraordinary service to the people myself. [They go out.]