[The crowd sways to and fro joyfully, in movements like those of a troubled sea. Groups form, dissolve, and reform. The general mood is one of expectation and impatience. Jeremiah and Baruch enter from a side street, and endeavor to make their way through the press]
One of the Crowd
[Laughing] Look! There he comes! Jeremiah.
Others
[Giving vent to their high spirits] Hail to the revealer!—Lo, the prophet draws nigh.—Let us welcome the destroyer of Jerusalem.—Behold the mob orator.—Come and join us.
[Some of the crowd form a circle round Jeremiah and Baruch, bowing before them in mock veneration.]
One of the Crowd
[With a profound reverence] Hail anointed of the Lord!
The Others
Hail Elijah!—Hail revealer.—Hail mighty man of valor! Hail Jeremiah, the prophet!