Freedom (reprise)

Crowd
Abelard! Abelard! Abelard!

William
Just look at all these trappings, flags, lanterns. When will these
unbridled revels end?
Lotulfe
Didn't you hear the news?
William
What news?
Lotulfe
The reason for the celebration. At the great debate this morning,
Peter Abelard outperformed professors from all the colleges of
France.
Alberic
The adulation of the crowd has gone to his head.
William
Remember, "pride cometh before a fall"

Crowd
Freedom, freedom, freedom!