Gabriele D’Annunzio 
The triumph of death 

When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet and looking down into the street below, Hippolyte stopped and exclaimed: ‘What has happened?’
With a slight gesture, betraying fear, she placed her hand involuntarily on George’s arm as if to restrain him.
After watching the men a moment George said: ‘Someone must have leaped from off the terrace.’ Then he added: ‘Shall we turn back?’