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106 neighboring houses. Some of them are perched on the roofs.

, knock them off. It's only child's play for marksmen like youOutside,  is heard singing the refrain of the song sung in the Second Act]:

[outside! To the Governor!

's the trouble?

[entering from the exterior court, driving in ', with ' on his shoulders. Commander, we caught this—just as he was jumping over the outer wall.

[setting  on the grownd you are! And here we are! I told you you would be the first to enter!

[joining her hands ecstatically Bastille!

don't see the jokeThey form a circle about the newcomers.]

[quietly, we are envoysThe Soldiers laugh.]

envoys!

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.

[going to the Swiss Guards they are!