They cleverly hid and dodged from speaking to their landlady by concealing hemselves behind coats hanging on the wall.To Messala, the Emperor "is God, the only God, he is power, real power on Earth." Ben-Hur responds by pledging his allegiance to his own people, refusing to become part of the Roman world: "You may conquer the land, you may slaughter the people.Lola melodramatically pretends to be terribly upset and shocked at the news of her Daddy""s death:Lola: Tell me, tell me about my dear, dear Daddy.The Empress was led down a long staircase with her robe""s train flowing behind her.She greeted Count Alexei with a warm kiss.She then urned her attention to the awed and overwhelmed Sophia who appeared shocked and amazed by all the new sights.