neighboring houses. Some of them are perched on the roofs.
De Flue. Well, knock them off. It's only child's play for marksmen like you. [Outside, Hoche is heard singing the refrain of the song sung in the Second Act]:
"Oh, come, thou God of Liberty,
And fill our souls this day—"
Swiss Guards [outside]. Forward! To the Governor!
De Flue. What's the trouble?
Swiss Guards [entering from the exterior court, driving in Hoche, with Julie on his shoulders.] Commander, we caught this—just as he was jumping over the outer wall.
Hoche [setting Julie on the grownd]. There you are! And here we are! I told you you would be the first to enter!
Julie [joining her hands ecstatically]. The Bastille!
Vintimille. I don't see the joke? [They form a circle about the newcomers.]
Hoche [quietly]. Commander, we are envoys. [The Soldiers laugh.]
De Launey. Strange envoys!
Hoche. We have no choice. We've been signaling to you, but you refused to see us. We jumped over the wall; that was the only way to reach you.
Julie [going to the Swiss Guards]. Here they are!
