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Scene 2
SETTING: King’s bedroom

AT RISE: The lights come up full, and KING jumps out of bed, pulls
bell cord. DOOR GUARD opens door, takes his customary stand.

60 DOOR GUARD: Good morning, Your Highness. I trust you slept well.

61 KING: It was a terrible night, just terrible. What a dream! Where’s my
valet?

62 DOOR GUARD: He is coming now, Your Highness. (VALET enters.)
63 VALET: Good morning, Your Majesty.

64 KING: Get me my dressing gown. Hurry! (VALET helps him into his
dressing gown while he talks.) Find the Captain of the Guard,
immediately!

65 VALET (To DOOR GUARD): The Captain of the Guard, immediately!
66 KING (Pacing): I’ve done a very terrible thing. I only hope it’s not
too late.

67 DOOR GUARD: The Captain of the Guard! (CAPTAIN enters.)
68 CAPTAIN (Trembling, and dropping to his knees): It wasn’t my fault.
The chains were tight, and the door securely locked and barred.
69 KING: Stop your prattling. There’s no time to lose. Go quickly and see
to it that the chains are removed from the maiden, Spring, and bring her
to me so that I may apologize to her.

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