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Scene 4.
1814. The allied armies have entered Switzerland. Czar Alexander of Russia has established his headquarters at Basle.
628. A room. The Czar is writing at a table. 629. His absorbed expression. 630. He writes.
Scene 5.
631. Yverdon. A room. Pestalozzi is writing at his table. 632. A teacher comes in. 633. Pestalozzi looks up enquiringly. 634. The teacher's face as he speaks:
" The municipality has had orders to billet troops here, in the chateau ".
635. He goes on talking. 636. Pestalozzi jumps up unable to believe his ears. 637. He bangs his fist on the table, the papers are sent flying 638. walks furiously up and. down.
Scene 6.
639. At Basle. A big door is opened by a flunkey 640. He advances respectfully towards the Czar, who is standing. 641. The Czar signs to him to bring in the visitor. 642. Servant returns to door and signs to those outside. 643. Pestalozzi enters, followed by two nobles. 644. He bows. 645. (Czar's face as he returns the salutation). 646. Pestalozzi advances to the Czar 647. and starts to speak. 648. His face lights up.
" Your Majesty will not allow troops to be billeted in my Institute or in Ycerdon."
649. Pestalozzi's face. He is talking volubly. 650. The Czar is interested. 651. Servant's horrified look. 652. Stupefaction of noble. 653. Pestalozzi and the Czar. Pestalozzi advances, the Czar steps back 65 . steps further back 655. till he reaches the wall. 656. Pestalozzi gesticulates 657. seizes hold of the Czar's coatbutton 658. begins shaking him (hand on button). 659. Servant's face. He expostulates. 660. Pestalozzi turns 661. realises the situation 662. looks at the Czar 662-a. and, still holding the button,