ce seems to attract attention. But the father interrupts
him. The old man begins to speak again, and little by little the
others become motionless. All at once, the mother starts and
rises.]

MARTHA.

Oh! the mother is going to understand!...

[She turns away and hides her face in her hands. New murmurs in
the crowd. They elbow each other. Children cry to be lifted up, so
that they may see too. Most of the mothers obey.]

THE STRANGER.

S ... t!... He has not told them yet....

[The mother is seen to question the old man in anguish. He says a
few words more; then abruptly all the rest rise too and seem to
question him. He makes a slow sign of affirmation with his head.]

THE STRANGER.

He has told them.... He has told them all at once!...

VOICES IN THE CROWD.

He has told them!... He has told them!...

THE STRANGER.

You hear nothing....

[The old man rises too, and, without turning, points with his
finger to the door behind him. The mother, the father, and the two
young girls throw themselves on this door, which the father cannot
at once succeed in opening. The old man tries to prevent the
mother from going out.]

VOICES IN THE CROWD.

They are going out! They are going out!...

[Jostling in the garden. All rush to the other side of the house
and disappear, with the exception of the stranger, who remains at
the windows. In the room, both sides of the folding-door at last
open; all go out at the same time. Beyond can be seen a starry
sky, the lawn and the fountain in the moonlight, while in the
middle of the abandoned room the child continues to sleep
peacefully in the armchair.--Silence.]

THE STRANGER.

The child has not waked!...
[_He goes out also._

[CURTAIN.]

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