Twenty beautiful young virgins in waiting received Candide and Cacambo on their alighting from the coach, conducted them to the bath and clad them in robes woven of the down of hummingbirds; after which they were introduced by the great officers of the crown of both sexes to the King's apartment, between two files of musicians, each file consisting of a thousand, agreeable to the custom of the country.
Al apearse Candido y Cacambo del coche, fuéron recibidos por veinte hermosas doncellas de la guardia real, que los lleváron al baño, y los vistiéron de un ropage de plumion de colibrí; luego los principales oficiales y oficialas de palacio los conduxéron al aposento de Su Magestad, entre dos filas de mil músicos cada una, como era estilo.