PHŒBUS (entering at the head of a body of archers).
In the King's name!
[In the struggle Claude escapes. The archers seize Quasimodo.
PHŒBUS.
Arrest him! hold him close!
Be he lord or valet!
At once—we will conduct him
To the prison Chatelet.
[The archers take Quasimodo up stage and off. Esmeralda, recovered from her fright, approaches Phœbus with curiosity, mingled with admiration, and draws him gently to the front of the stage.
ESMERALDA (to Phœbus).
Deign to tell me Your name, sir! I beg you to.
PHŒBUS.
Phœbus, my child— Of the family Of Chateaupers.