ACT III.
SCENE. Headquarters of Royalists in Vendée. Interior of hall in old chateau. Fireplace; large doorways with staircase leading to terrace, overlooking Granville; Faubourg de Calvaire in middle ground. Doors from hall. Bay window with large table covered with papers, maps, etc. Charts near table and fireplace.
DISCOVERED: SENTINEL on terrace; LA HOGUE seated at the table busy with papers.
At rise of curtain—drums and fifes heard in distance.
DENISE enters, goes to terrace, gazes anxiously, then turns and crosses quickly to LA HOGUE.