Recorder. His Honor the Attorney-General requested me to beg Monsieur Mouzon to come and speak to him before the rising of the Court.
La Bouzole. My congratulations, my dear Monsieur Benoît.
Madame Bunerat enters.
Scene IV:—The same and later Madame Vagret, Bunerat, the President of Assizes, and Mouzon, then the Attorney-General.
Madame Bunerat [in tears] Oh, my dear Monsieur La Bouzole!
La Bouzole. What has happened, Madame Bunerat?
Madame Bunerat. It's that advocate! What talent! What a heart! What feeling! What genius! I feel quite shaken—quite upset—
La Bouzole. It's an acquittal?
Madame Bunerat. They hope so—
Madame Vagret [entering] Well, my dear Monsieur La Bouzole, you have heard this famous advocate! What a ranter!