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!