The Prince. [After a pause of astonishment.] But she's not there! There was another—!
The Queen Another? Eight—that is all.
Sir Dandiprat. [Counting his fingers.] Only eight, your Highness.
The Prince. But there was another!
The Queen. [Suspiciously.] Another? What was she like?
The Prince. Her hair was black as polished ebony, her skin was whiter than new fallen snow, her lips were redder than a drop of blood!
The Queen. [In a terrible voice.] Snow White! Summon Snow White!
- [Snow White. appears timidly in the entrance. I suspect she had been listening behind the curtains.
Snow White. I am here, your Majesty.
