The tocsin! Oh, the tocsin!
Like a hive of bees hums the street without!
Yvette
Oh, all ye iron bells! ring on! ring on!
Enter Mlle. de Château-Gui and Sister Benedicta.
The Young Girls
Here is Mademoiselle de Château-Gui!
She’ll tell us why the bells are ringing!
Mlle. de Château-Gui
O Ciel!