Scene II

Tambourine jingles Ghurri-Wurri discovered above at center, with his dark glasses pushed up on his forehead, counting his money.

Tap on piece of crockery He finds a bad coin

Sand blocks Bites it

Tap crockery Throws it away

Begins the Princess rhythms on Chinese wood block Hears the Princess and retinue approaching

[Telegraphically expressed it is ... ... ... ... Musically, accented triplets, common time, presto] He pulls glasses over his eyes

He grovels

Princess rhythm continues Princess and retinue enter from the right

They pass by Ghurri-Wurri without pause

Drum crash Ghurri-Wurri runs ahead and prostrates himself before the Princess

Tap Princess' retinue halts

Tap Princess signals to attendant

Tap Attendant signals to nearest slave

Tap Slave proffers chest

Tap, Tap, Tap Attendant opens it, takes coin, closes it

Tap Gives coin to Princess

Tap on crockery Princess drops coin in beggar's hand

Princess rhythm Princess and retinue exit at the left

Begin drum roll
pp. cresc. to ff. Ghurri-Wurri looks at coin, scrambles to his feet, looks after Princess, shakes his fists, starts to the right, turns, shakes his fist again, exits at right, raging

Cymbal crash Lights out

In the darkness Ghurri-Wurri crosses to left of stage, ready for Scene III

The drop is lifted

Cymbal crash Lights up