Dumont. Here, Aline, Babette, Goriot, Curate, Charles, everybody, come here and look for my key!
SCENE VI
To these, with candles, all the former characters, except Fiddlers, Peasants, and Notary. They hunt for the key
Dumont. It’s bound to be here. We all heard it drop.
Marquis (with Bertrand’s bundle). Is this it?
All (with fury). No.
Bertrand. Hands off, that’s my luggage. (Hunt resumed.)
Dumont. I heard it drop, as plain as ever I heard anything.
Marquis. By the way (all start up), what are we looking for?
All (with fury). O!!