Excerpt from A Dream of Queen Esther: A Biblical Drama in Three Acts The second act is in the palace of the King. The King tells his Chamberlain, Hegai, that he saved the life of a little Unknown maiden and that he hopes she will be one of the contestants. The King retires and several Maidens enter for the contest. Each thinks that she will be the chosen Queen to the comical delight of Koosh, a little Ethiopian handmaiden, who attends the contestants. One by one the maidens are rejected until Esther appears. The King recognizes her and she 18 chosen Queen to the delight of Koosh. A Flower Drill and Song occurs ln this act and the act ends with a tableau: The Crowning of Esther. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.