SCENEIII
Thedarksceneagainbecomesglamorous。SEELCHENisseenwithherhandstretchedouttowardsthePiazzaofalittletown,withaplanetreeononeside,awallontheother,andfromtheopendoorwayofanInnapalepathoflight。OvertheInnhangsafullgoldenmoon。
Againstthewall,undertheglimmerofalamp,leansayouthwiththefaceofTHEWINEHORN,inacrimsondock,thrummingamandolin,andsinging:
\"LittlestarsoulThroughthefrostfieldsofnightRoamingalone,disconsolate——
FromoutthecoldIcalltheeinStrikingmydarkmandolinBeneaththismoonofgold。\"