Who goes there? Someone is moving in the darkness.
First Sentry
More busybodies. Why cannot they stay in bed? Send them home.
Second Sentry
No! Let them talk while we stay in the shadow.
First Sentry
You are a strange fellow. I shall continue my round.
[The two sentries pass into the shadow of the tower on the wall, their figures disappearing in the darkness. The gleam of their spears is still seen from time to time.—Jeremiah and Baruch ascend out of the darkness of the stairway and advance to the battlements, Jeremiah hastening on in front, while Baruch, who does not share the prophet’s excitement, lags in the rear. The second sentry stands unnoticed in the shadow of the tower]
Baruch
Whither are you leading me, master?