And dipped in wine?
Try and see if they are tasty.
(Dodon, yawning, sits down before the dishes.)
King Dodon.
Oh well! All right! And whilst
I dally with the dishes, amuse me
So that I shall not fall asleep.
(Having finished the delicacies, he glances at the bed. Amelfa shakes up the pillow and arranges the bed.)
Lie down! I shall from the royal face
Drive off the annoying flies.