[The little gilt door is opened. M. de Laffemas comes out, holding in his hand a parchment to which a red seal hangs by strands of silk.
SCENE III
Marion, Laffemas: gesture of surprise from both. Marion turns away from him with horror
LAFFEMAS (low, advancing slowly toward Marion).
You!
What is your errand here?
MARION.
What's yours?
LAFFEMAS (unrolls the parchment and spreads it out before her eyes).
Signed by
The King!
MARION (glances at it, then buries her face in her hands).