When all is said and done, old times are best;

He gave us back Lisette, he fed us all—

Eh! ‘twere a pity. What now? Who’s this?

Enter hurriedly The Marquise. She looks over her shoulder

as if fearing pursuit, then, drawing her cloak and hood

closely about her, attempts to cross the square unobserved.

Enter a rabble of men and women.

The Mob

Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira!

Les Aristocrats à la Lanterne.