Act 1 — SCENE VI
Ruth Helen Davis translation
The EMPEROR, FOUNT-IN-THE-FOREST, the LADIES-IN-WAITING, and the EUNUCHS.
TRANQUIL BEAUTY [In a whisper to GOLDEN LOTUS]
Those lords are still there.
GOLDEN LOTUS
They have a noble mien.
PEARL
They are secretly watching us.
CINNAMON
Let us pretend that we do not see them.
EUNUCH
The Empress is about to leave Her Palace. You must continue your gossip to-morrow.
TRANQUIL BEAUTY
If we are late, the fault is yours.
PEARL
You should have informed us sooner.
EUNUCH
Quick, quick, the last watch of night is about to sound.
[They enter their palanquins, and go on their way in a single file preceded and followed by an EUNUCH.]