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[The ball-room of the palace at Fiori, raised place in back, / surmounted by two big chairs, for Lorenzo and Octavia to sit while / the dance goes on. Dais on one side, well down stage, in full sight / of the audience, for Mario and Bianca. As the curtain rises the / stage is empty except for Fidelio, who sits forlornly on the bottom / steps of the raised place in the back of the stage, his lute across / his knees, his head bowed upon it. Sound of laughter and / conversation, possibly rattling of dishes, off stage, evidently a / feast going on.]
LAU. [Off stage.] Be still, or I will heave a plate at you!