Welcome, mademoiselle! You see the play is still a comedy! GRÉGOIRE Marneil, Delille! [_Exeunt the men named._ DE L’ORIENT The leaves fall fast, The tree will soon be bare! GRÉGOIRE The Citoyenne Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret. DE VARDES Oh, wretch! THE PRISONERS La belle Marquise! THE MARQUISE It is my name!— I had no thought I would be called to-day!— Unwarned! That’s horrible! Ah, good Grégoire! A little while— GRÉGOIRE (_stolidly_) Citoyenne Blanchefôret. THE MARQUISE Ah, villain! DE VARDES (_to_ GRÉGOIRE) Five minutes! [_He slips into_ GRÉGOIRE’S _hand the purse of gold_. GRÉGOIRE _hesitates a moment, then his hand closes upon the purse. He thrusts it into his bosom._ SÉRAPHINE Saint Michel! [DE VARDES _comes to_ THE MARQUISE _and they speak together_. GRÉGOIRE _turns to another group of prisoners_. GRÉGOIRE Montfauçon and Guistelles. SÉRAPHINE Saint Guenolé! He hath the purse! The paper in it too! He’s rock; he, black Grégoire! Alack the day! Saint Huon! What’s to do?— GRÉGOIRE Sorel and Mornay! SÉRAPHINE Saint Yves le Véridique! I will away! [_Exit_ SÉRAPHINE. DE VARDES (_to_ THE MARQUISE) Would I might die for thee! THE MARQUISE ‘Tis but a dream! DE VARDES Clarice! Clarice! THE MARQUISE A vision of the night! DE VARDES Clarice-Marie! THE MARQUISE I will awake! DE VARDES My friend! THE MARQUISE Ah, only that! DE VARDES La belle Marquise! THE MARQUISE No more! DE VARDES How long have we been friends! And now— THE MARQUISE And now!— DE VARDES My friend, my friend!