Ahab
Who knocks?
Jochebed
There is a turbulent crowd without.
Ahab
They assail the door as if they were enemies. You had better open.
Jochebed
Hark to the savages, they have burst in the door.
[The sound of splintering wood is heard. Then hasty footsteps. Zebulon, Pashur, Hananiah, the First Sentry, and many others, rush in]
Zebulon