LALAIN Oh, depth of hell! NANON Oh, patience! LALAIN Why takes he not his liberty? He stays! To feast his eyes upon her face he stays! Diable! He speaks to her— NANON Patience! Patience!— What flutters there behind the pillar? LALAIN Where? [_She points. They move together to the base of the statue._ DE VARDES (_to_ YVETTE) I owe my life to thee, thou hapless child! Ah, couldst thou make this throng depart the place! YVETTE Monseigneur— THE CROWD Goddess of Reason! light the torch! YVETTE I’m faint!—The houses all are dancing there!— Give me drink! A MAN Here’s wine! [_He pours wine into a great gold cup._ YVETTE ‘Tis in a chalice! THE CROWD Drink! [YVETTE _drinks_. YVETTE Nom de Dieu! ‘Tis right good wine, indeed!— Not now I’ll light the torch—‘Tis out for good! And while we linger here the sunlight goes! Let’s to the quai, let’s to the quai and dance— And dance the Carmagnole! THE CROWD The Carmagnole! [_Men and women take hands and begin to dance._ YVETTE Away! Down the long street, and to the quai! Take hands! Away! _Dansons la Carmagnole!_ [_She snatches from a boy a tambourine and strikes it._ _Vive le son, vive le son, Vive le son du canon!_ [_The crowd disperses._ DE VARDES _remains standing before the pillar behind which crouches_ THE MARQUISE. SÉRAPHINE _watches from the church steps_; LALAIN _and_ NANON _from the base of the Statue of Liberty_. Monseigneur! DE VARDES Ay. YVETTE