The Hunchback
You see!... She has received the price!...
(An explosion of hatred. All surround her more closely. The cries, the threats, the imprecations, the entreaties, the moans are redoubled. Suddenly, in the street, rises a tumult which drowns that in the Supper-room. It is the shouting of an angry crowd approaching swiftly, the sound of arms and horses. The uproar in the room is at once lulled. All listen, anxiously.)
A Man cured by a Miracle
The Romans!... The soldiers!... They are coming to arrest us!... She has betrayed us!... Let us fly!... This way, this way!...
(All lose their heads. Some run wildly round the room, seeking for an outlet.)
A Vagrant
No, no!... Do not go out!... There is only one door!... We cannot escape!... They would discover us!...
A Man cured by a Miracle
Be silent!... Hide yourselves!...