▁wor ried . ▁ ▁Rich el ieu ' s ▁dem ise ▁means ▁that ▁Che vre use ▁can ▁disc lose ▁his ▁marriage ▁without ▁fear . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁points ▁to ▁Maria , ▁Chal ais ’ ▁world ▁begins ▁to ▁collapse . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 2 ▁Chal ais ▁writes ▁a ▁love ▁letter ▁to ▁Maria ▁and ▁en clos es ▁her ▁portrait . ▁Both ▁are ▁hidden ▁in ▁his ▁des k , ▁ ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁Maria ▁should ▁he ▁per ish . ▁ ▁He ' s ▁suddenly ▁visited ▁by ▁Maria ▁who ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁Rich el ieu ▁has ▁reg ained ▁power . ▁ ▁She ▁tells ▁Chal ais ▁to ▁fle e ▁or ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁executed . ▁ ▁Che vre use ▁is ▁heard ▁approaching ▁and ▁Maria ▁h ides ▁in ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁chamber . ▁Che vre use ▁tells ▁Chal ais ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁leave ▁for ▁the ▁G ond i ▁du el ▁and ▁Chal ais ▁says ▁he ▁will ▁follow . ▁Of ▁course ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁follow , ▁but ▁stays ▁to ▁profess ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁Maria ▁and ▁she ▁also ▁adm its ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁always ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁love ▁him . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁finally ▁leaves ▁for ▁the ▁du el , ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁late . ▁Che vre use ▁has ▁taken ▁his ▁place ▁and ▁is ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 3 ▁Che vre use ’ s ▁residence ▁ ▁He ▁tells ▁Maria ▁and ▁Chal ais ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁ar range ▁to ▁have ▁Chal ais ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁city . ▁Chal ais ▁leaves , ▁and ▁again , ▁everything ▁looks ▁good ▁at