LA ROCHE.
Yes, I hear a tumult yonder! Can it be mutiny—revolt?
[Enter SECOND ORDERLY. He presents paper to LA ROCHEJACQUELEIN, who reads it aloud.]
"Have captured Jacobin soldiers. The peasants demand their lives. Shall I surrender them or hold them at your pleasure? La Val—Captain of King's Guards."
[To LA HOGUE eagerly.]
We may obtain information from these fellows. See La Val at once, command him to guard his prisoners with his life, and send them here to me.