_ORSON, not regarding him, approaches the shield, and it flies into his hand--the Green Knight, forewarned of his fate, rushes on ORSON in savage desperation--but every weapon breaks on the enchanted shield--ORSON strikes AGRAMANT to the ground--VALENTINE's soldiers rush on, and vanquish the Saracens--thunder is heard, and the Genius PACOLET is seen descending on a flying horse--he alights, comes forward, and addresses the characters._ PACOLET. (_To Agram._) Thine ill-earned laurels must to virtue yield, (_To Orson_) While thou hast freed the Genius of the Shield; To yonder castle haste (_To Valen._) a golden head, The wild-man's birth, and your's, shall truly read. Then hence, brave knight, while honour you pursue, This ring has power enchantment to subdue. _PACOLET gives a ring to VALENTINE, waves his wand, they follow him._ SCENE VI.-- _Castle of the Giant Ferragus._ (Richards.) _VALENTINE and ORSON enter, and approach the gates. ORSON seeing a horn, blows it--it utters a dreadfully discordant blast--the gates fly open--two Fiends rush out, one of them speaks._ FIEND. The invincible sovereign of this castle, the mighty and gigantic Ferragus, warns you to fly--hence!--begone! _They rush on VALENTINE and ORSON, are overthrown and sink--as VALENTINE and ORSON are proceeding, a Lion enters, VALENTINE presents the magic ring, and the Lion disappears--PACOLET is seen in place of the monster, and conducts VALENTINE and ORSON into the Giant's dwelling._ SCENE VII.-- _A Magic Chamber in the Castle_--(Whitmore.) _In the Centre, on a Pillar, a golden Head, and on one side of it, stands the enormous Giant FERRAGUS, leaning on a massive Club--VALENTINE and ORSON enter--the Giant raises his monstrous club--PACOLET enters--waves his wand, the club changes to a heavy chain, incircling the arms of the giant--ORSON catches up the giant, throws him down, and stands over him, PACOLET waves his wand._ _EGLANTINE, FLORIMONDA, and BELISANTA enter._ _PACOLET touches the Golden Oracle, which speaks as follows_: ORACLE. Hear! _ORSON is alarmed--PACOLET makes a sign for silence, again touches the head, which proceeds to say_: ORACLE. Orson is endowed with reason! _ORSON falls on his knees, and shews his sensibility by thanking the Gods--the head proceeds_: GOLDEN ORACLE. Valentine and Orson are brothers, and sons of the Emperor of Greece, and the much-wronged Empress Belisanta. _The Empress BELISANTA throws off her Nun's dress, and appears as herself, embraces her sons, who embrace each other--PACOLET addresses the Oracle._ PACOLET. Agent of sorcery, thy task is o'er, [_the head falls, and the giant sinks_. And thy gigantic master sinks, to rise no more.