They have left us all alone, my daughter and me, and everyone has fled, for the enemy is at hand.
They did not trouble themselves much about me.
The Prime Minister did it all. He explained to me how matters stood. He was always making me late to dinner. I have a bad digestion; I ought to have my meals at regular hours.
They held a meeting, some ten or twelve of them, and they brought a great pile of papers. One sees strange people nowadays.
Then they all went away. The Prime Minister went away also, taking with him the crown jewels to put them in safe keeping.
Even the servants have gone. Not a single one is left.
(The bells begin to chime midnight.
It is as it is in the city. Only the poor remain and those who have no choice.
(The last strokes sound.
What hour is that?