_Enter_ LALAIN _and_ NANON. LALAIN No blood to-day! I’d have clean sleep to-night, Pure sleep and sweet, in which to dream of love!— Hast seen her in her mantle blue? NANON Who stands So steadfast there with a drawn sword? LALAIN Diable! [_He makes as if to cross to the church steps, where_ DE VARDES, _sword in hand, stands with his back against a pillar. The crowd comes between._ NANON Patience, he’ll not escape! LALAIN (_with affected indifference_) It is as well,— To her he’s but a ci-devant, and he, O fool! shall see in her the Revolution! Then, then, when she has passed, I’ll deal with him! [_Singing within._ A VOICE _With sandals on her feet, The Phrygian cap so red Upon her sunny head, She comes, she’s coming sweet! Reason, to whom we pay All homage on this day!_ THE CROWD The singers! The actors! [_Enter actors and actresses of the Theatre of Nantes, dressed as for the stage, and carrying garlands of paper flowers._ AN ACTOR Way for Tartufe! The Citizen Jourdain, Phèdre, Célimène, Acaste, Armide, Aucassin, Nicolette! Make way! Make way! THE SINGER _Upon her lofty car She sits in solemn state! Of day the lovely mate, Of night the shining star! Reason, to whom we pay All homage on this day!_ THE CROWD Brava! What now? THE ACTOR Voltaire, Rousseau, Franklin, Robespierre! [_Enter a band of students drawing a garlanded float. Upon the float the busts of Voltaire, Rousseau, Franklin, and Robespierre._ THE CROWD _Vive Robespierre!_ [_The Marseillaise. Enter Republican soldiers._ DE VARDES Oh, for the red Hussars! [_Enter four men wearing tricolour scarfs and plumes, huge cockades, pistols and sabres._ THE CROWD The Commissioners! DE VARDES Hooded crows!