Stand from between the lion and his prey!
De Vardes (to the mob)
Men of Nantes! leave women to one side!
(To Yvette with a gesture toward the car.) Goddess of Reason! Mount Olympus waits!
(To Lalain.) At last, Rémond Lalain!
Lalain
René de Vardes!
[A man strikes at De Vardes with a long pike.
His sword arm falls, and the sword rattles to the
ground. A shout of triumph from the mob. The