Baptiste, the bridegroom, is out of spirits and mute.

He takes no part in the sports of the bridal party.

He remembers with grief the blind girl he has abandoned.
In the cottage under the cliff Marguerite meditates a tragedy.

She dresses herself, and resolves to attend the wedding at Saint-Amans with her little brother.

While dressing, she slips a knife into her bosom, and then they start for the church.