Swiss GUARDS [entering from the exterior court, driving in HOCHE, with JULIE on his shoulders.] Commander, we caught this—just as he was jumping over the outer wall.
HOCHE [setting JULIE on the ground]. There you are! And here we are! I told you you would be the first to enter!
JULIE [joining her hands ecstatically]. The Bastille!
VINTIMILLE. I don't see the joke? [They form a circle about the newcomers.]
HOCHE [quietly]. Commander, we are envoys. [The Soldiers laugh.]
DE LAUNEY. Strange envoys!
HOCHE. We have no choice. We've been signaling to you, but you refused to see us. We jumped over the wall; that was the only way to reach you.
JULIE [going to the Swiss Guards]. Here they are!
Swiss GUARDS. What do you want, little brat?
JULIE. Are you the prisoners?