Sandokan comes round and finds himself in a comfortable, luxurious room in the house belonging to Lord James Guillonk. He is captivated by the sweet music of a mandolin coming from the garden. A gentleman comes into the room. It is Lord James, who tells Sandokan how he has come to his house. Sandokan tells Lord James that he is a Malayan prince and asks him where the music is coming from. Lord James sends for a young woman, his niece Mariana. Sandokan immediately falls in love with her.
