nto the street.

De Verby (to Rousseau)
If by mischance--

Rousseau
Sir!

De Verby (to Rousseau and the women)
If it should be necessary to appeal the case (pointing to Pamela),
could we count upon her?

Mme. Rousseau
On her? To the end; I am sure of that.

Mme. du Brocard
Pamela!

Rousseau
Tell me, you who have shown yourself so good, so generous,--if we
should still have need of your unselfish aid, would you be ready?

Pamela
Quite ready, sir! I have but one object, one single thought!--and that
is, to save M. Jules!

Joseph (aside)
She loves him, she loves him!

Rousseau
Ah! all that I have is at your disposal.

(A murmur and cries are heard; general alarm.)

All
What a noise they are making! Listen to their shouts!

(Pamela totters to her feet. Joseph runs to the window, where Justine
is watching.)

Joseph
There's a crowd of people rushing down the steps of the court,--they
are coming here!

Justine and Joseph
It is M. Jules!

Rousseau and Mme. Rousseau
My son!

Mme. du Brocard and Pamela
Jules!

(They rush forward to Jules.)

De Verby
He is acquitted!

SCENE EIGHTH

The same persons and Jules (brought in by his mother and his aunt and
followed by his friends).

(Jules flings himself into the arms of his mother; he does not at
first see Pamela, who is seated in a corner near Joseph.)

Jules
O mother! Dear aunt! And my father! Here I am, restored to liberty
again! (To General de Verby and the friends who have come with him)
Let me thank you, general, and you, my friends, for your kind
sympathy.

(After general handshaking the friends depart.)

Mme. Rousseau
And so my son has at last come back to me! It seems too good to be
true.

Joseph (to Pamela)
Well, and what of you? He hasn't said a word to you, and you are the
only one he hasn't seen.

Pamela
Silence, Joseph, silence!

(Pamela retires to the end of the stage.)

De Verby
Not only have you been acquitted, but you have also gained a high
place in the esteem of those who are interested in the affair! You
have exhibited both courage and discretion, such as have gratified us
all.

Rousseau
Everybody has behaved well. Antoine, you have done nobly; you will end
your life in this house.

Mme. Rousseau (to Jules)
Let me express my gratitude to M