(Gerald goes to the telephone.)
Gerald. Allô! (Pause) It’s my chief in Paris—oui, oui. (Another pause) It seems he telephoned here a little while ago and thought he was connected with a lunatic asylum.—Merci, merci bien!—He is going to give me an interest in the business.
Séraphine. Ah, Papa, Papa! Gerald va entrer dans la Maison!
(Enter Percy.)
Chanoine-Malherbe. C’est vrai? Alors, je vous donne ma fille! (He goes down-stage. The Officer starts to conduct the prisoners out)
Officer. You’ll have to come along now.
Percy. Stop, Officer! You don’t understand. The Frenchman says he has found his pocketbook. He told me it was all a mistake. (To Chanoine-Malherbe) Oui, oui?
Chanoine-Malherbe. (Good-naturedly) Oui, oui, mon ami.
Percy. See there?
Officer. Then there’s nothing more to be done? (The prisoners are released) You’re free!