stood a
man and a
woman;
probably
meant for
a king and
a queen.
The king
waved his
right
hand, and,
obviously
nervous,
sang
something
very
badly, and
sat down
on a
crimson
throne.
The
actress,
who had
been in
white at
first and
then in
blue, was
now in
nothing
but a
smock, and
had let
her hair
down. She
was
standing
near the
throne,
singing
something
very
mournful,
addressed
to the
queen. But
the king
waved his
hand
