- Claire Randall: Doesn't this distress any of you? How this city treats its poor and underprivileged? Surely you must see the staggering numbers of them as you travel along the city? Just yesterday I saw a woman and her child dead, in the middle of the road. It was absolutely horrible. Surely we must do something to change the situation?
- Toinette: [in French] Madame Fraser, you are absolutely right. We should do something about these people. It is far too upsetting. We should have our husbands protest to the king.
- Louise de Rohan: Oui oui, I agree. Les Gendarmes should remove them to the less desirable parts of the city.
- [disgusted, Claire stands up]
- Louise de Rohan: Is it time?
- Claire Randall: No it's not the baby. It's just that... I'm sorry Louise, forgive me.
- [leaves]
- Toinette: She's so sensitive!