Act Five

A Room in Octavio Piccolomini’s quarters. Night. Scene One Octavio Piccolomini. Chamberlain lighting his way. Then Max Piccolomini. OCTAVIO. Direct my son to me as soon as heComes in. What is the hour?CHAMBERLAIN. It’s almost morning.OCTAVIO. Set down your lamp just here. We’ll not lie down [2040]Tonight. But you may now retire to bed.(Chamberlain goes off.Octavio moves about the room, reflecting. Max Piccolomini entersunobserved and watches him in silence for a moment.)MAX. Are you annoyed w.