and places one of Napoleon's little hats on the
table._]

THE DUKE.

The signal!

[_He returns to his room._]

[FLAMBEAU _enters._]

FLAMBEAU.

'Tis time. Well, signal? Are you here?--Perhaps.

[_He hunts for it._]

"Flambeau," he said, "you cannot fail to find it."
Now, is it high or low, or black or white?
Or great or small?

[_He sees the hat._]

The Emperor's--! Small _and_ great!

[_He goes toward the window._]

Oh, but the Countess watches in the park,
And if the signal's here I am to signal:

[_He takes out his handkerchief._]

No! This won't do. A white flag makes her ill.

[_A servant enters with a reading-lamp, which he
carries toward the_ DUKE'S _room._]

THE SERVANT.

The Duke of Reichstadt's reading-lamp.

FLAMBEAU.

[_Leaping upon him and seizing the lamp._]

You dolt!
It's leaking! It must have fresh air!

[_He takes it out on the balcony._]

You wave it three times so: arrange the wick;

[_He does as he says and gives the lamp back to
the_ SERVANT.]

That's it. See that?

THE SERVANT.

Oh, aren't you clever?

[_He carries the lamp into the_ DUKE'S _room._]

FLAMBEAU.

Rather!
To-morrow--flight!

[SEDLINZKY _enters._]

SEDLINZKY.

The Duke?

FLAMBEAU.

[_Pointing to the room._]

In there.

SEDLINZKY.

Watch here.

FLAMBEAU.

I'm watching.

SEDLINZKY.

Lock!

[_He goes out._]

FLAMBEAU.

[_Locking the door after him._]

Locked!

SEDLINZKY.

[_Without._]

Take the key out.

FLAMBEAU.

Out.

SEDLINZKY.

None but the Emperor has the key. Be careful--
Watch.

FLAMBEAU.

As I always do.

[_He bends over the key-holes and arranges them
carefully._]

And for the night
I'll close the eyelids of the key-holes softly.

SEDLINZKY'S VOICE.

Good-night, you Piedmontese.

FLAMBEAU.

Good-night, my Lord.

SEDLINZKY'S VOICE.

Remember! you're on duty.

FLAMBEAU.

I'm on duty.

SEDLINZKY'