Yvette
The Loire!—O God!
CURTAIN
ACT IV
The interior of a church in Nantes used as a prison. Great broken windows of stained glass, purple and crimson, through which streams the sunlight. Prisoners of both sexes and all ages and conditions of life move to and fro, or lean against the pillars which support the vaulted roof. Some rest or kneel upon the steps before the altar rail. Three children play beside a broken font. Against a door at the left of the great altar lounge several turnkeys dressed in blue woollen with red liberty caps. The Marquise sits beside a pillar. She talks with De Buc and Enguerrand La Fôret. Near her are Count Louis and Mlle. de Château-Gui. De L’Orient stands upon a bench beneath a shattered window. De Vardes sits at a rude table writing.
A butterfly enters at the broken window and flutters through the church.
A Child
The butterfly! The butterfly!