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Chessel's Court。  At the back�察�L。C。�察�an archway opening on the
High Street。  The door of the Excise in wing�察�R。�察�the opposite
side of the stage is lumbered with barrels�察�packing´cases�察�etc。 
Moonlight�察�the Excise Office casts a shadow over half the stage。 
A clock strikes the hour。  A round of the City Guard�察�with
halberts�察�lanterns�察�etc。 enters and goes out again by the arch��
after having examined the fastenings of the great door and the
lumber on the left。  Cry without in the High Street�此 �'Ten by the
bell�察�and a fine clear night。'  Then enter cautiously by the
arch�察�SMITH and MOORE�察�with AINSLIE loaded with tools。

SCENE I

SMITH�察�MOORE�察�AINSLIE

SMITH ��ENTERING FIRST��。  Come on。  Coast clear。

MOORE ��AFTER THEY HAVE COME TO THE FRONT。��  Ain't he turned up
yet��

SMITH ��TO AINSLIE��。  Now Maggot�  �The fishing's a going to begin。

AINSLIE。  Dinna cangle�察�Geordie。  My back's fair broke。

MOORE。  O muck�  �Hand out them pieces。

SMITH。  All right�察�Humptious�  。�TO AINSLIE。��  You're a nice old 
sort for a rag´and´bone man�此 �can't hold a bag open�  。�TAKING OUT

TOOLS。��  Here they was。  Here are the bunchums�察�one AND two�察�and 
jolly old keys was they。  Here's the picklocks�察�crow´bars�察�and 
here's Lord George's pet bull's eye�察�his old and valued friend��
the Cracksman's treasure��

MOORE。  Just like you。  Forgot the rotten centrebit。

SMITH。  That's all you know。  Here she is�察�bless her�  �Portrait
of George as a gay hironmonger。

MOORE。  O rot�  �Hand it over�察�and keep yourself out of that there
thundering moonlight。

SMITH ��LIGHTING LANTERN��。  All right�察�old mumble´peg。  Don't you 
get carried away by the fire of old Rome。  That's your motto。 
Here are the tools�察�a perfect picter of the sublime and
beautiful�察�and all I hope is�察�that our friend and pitcher�察�the
Deakin�察�will make a better job of it than he did last night。  If
he don't�察�I shall retire from the business ´ that's all�察�and
it'll be George and his little wife and a black footman till
death do us part。

MOORE。  O muck�  �You're all jaw like a sheep's jimmy。  That's my
opinion of you。  When did you see him last��

SMITH。  This morning�察�and he looked as if he was rehearsing for
his own epitaph。  I never see such a change in a man。  I gave him
the office for to´night�察�and was he grateful�拭 �Did he weep upon
my faithful bosom�拭 �No�察�he smiled upon me like a portrait of the
dear departed。  I see his 'art was far away�察�and it broke my own
to look at him。

MOORE。  Muck�  �Wot I ses is�察�if a cove's got that much of the nob
about him�察�wot's the good of his working single´handed�拭 �That's 
wot's the matter with him。

SMITH。  Well�察�old Father Christmas�察�he ain't single´handed to´
night�察�is he��

MOORE。  No�察�he ain't�察�he's got a man with him to´night。

SMITH。  Pardon me�察�Romeo�察�two men�察�I think��

MOORE。  A man wot means business。  If I'd a bin with him last 
night�察�it ain't psalm´singin' would have got us off。  Psalm´
singin'�拭 �Muck�  �Let 'em try it on with me。

AINSLIE。  Losh me�察�I heard a noise。  ��ALARM�察�THEY CROUCH INTO THE
SHADOW AND LISTEN。��

SMITH。  All serene。  ��TO AINSLIE��  Am I to cut that liver out of 
you�拭 �Now�察�am I�拭 。�A WHISTLE。��  'St� �here we are。  ��WHISTLES A 
MODULATION�察�WHICH IS ANSWERED。��


SCENE II

To these BRODIE

MOORE。  Waiting for you�察�Deacon。

BRODIE。  I see。  Everything ready��

SMITH。  All a´growing and a´blowing。

BRODIE。  Give me the light。 ��BRIEFLY EXAMINES TOOLS AND DOOR WITH

BULL'S EYE。��  You�察�George�察�stand by�察�and hand up the pieces。  
Ainslie�察�take the glim。  Moore�察�out and watch。

MOORE。  I didn't come here to do sentry´go�察�I didn't。

BRODIE。  You came here to do as I tell you。  ��MOORE GOES UP 
SLOWLY。��  Second bunch�察�George。  I know the lock。  Steady with
the glim。  ��AT WORK。��  No good。  Give me the centrebit。

SMITH。  Right。  ��WORK CONTINUES。  AINSLIE DROPS LANTERN。��

BRODIE。  Curse you�  。�THROTTLING AND KICKING HIM。��  You shake��
and you shake�察�and you can't even hold a light for your betters。 
Hey��

AINSLIE。  Eh Deacon�察�Deacon 。 。 。

SMITH。  Now Ghost�  。�WITH LANTERN。��

BRODIE。  'St�察�Moore��

MOORE。  Wot's the row��

BRODIE。  Take you the light。

MOORE ��TO AINSLIE��。  Wo' j' yer shakin' at�拭 。�KICKS HIM。��

BRODIE ��TO AINSLIE��。  Go you�察�and see if you're good at keeping 
watch。  Inside the arch。  And if you let a footfall pass�察�I'll 
break your back。  ��AINSLIE RETIRES。��  Steady with the light。  ��AT

WORK WITH CENTREBIT。��  Hand up number four�察�George。  ��AT WORK
WITH PICKLOCK。��  That has it。

SMITH。  Well done our side。

BRODIE。  Now the crow bar�  。�AT WORK。��  That's it。  Put down the 
glim�察�Badger�察�and help at the wrench。  Your whole weight�察�men� �
Put your backs to it�  。�WHILE THEY WORK AT THE BAR�察�BRODIE STANDS
BY�察�DUSTING HIS HANDS WITH A POCKET´HANDKERCHIEF。  AS THE DOOR
OPENS。��  VOILA�  �In with you。

MOORE ��ENTERING WITH LIGHT��。  Mucking fine work too�察�Deacon��

BRODIE。  Take up the irons�察�George��

SMITH。  How about the P��h��antom��

BRODIE。  Leave him to me。  I'll give him a look。  ��ENTERS
OFFICE。��

SMITH ��FOLLOWING��。  Houp´la��


SCENE III

AINSLIE�察�afterwards BRODIE�察�afterwards HUNT and OFFICERS

AINSLIE。  Ca' ye that mainners�拭 �Ye're grand gentry by your way 
o't�  �Eh sirs�察�my hench�  �Ay�察�that was the Badger。  Man�察�but
ye'll look bonnie hangin'�  。�A FAINT WHISTLE。��  Lord's sake��
what's thon�拭 �Ay�察�it'll be Hunt an' his lads。  ��WHISTLE
REPEATED。��  Losh me�察�what gars him whustle�察�whustle�拭 �Does he
think me deaf�拭 。�GOES UP。  BRODIE ENTERS FROM OFFICE�察�STANDS AN
INSTANT�察�AND SEES HIM MAKING A SIGNAL THROUGH THE ARCH。��

BRODIE。  Rats� �Rats�  。�HIDES L。 AMONG LUMBER。  ENTER NOISELESSLY 
THROUGH ARCH HUNT AND OFFICERS。��

HUNT。  Birds caught��

AINSLIE。  They're a' ben the house�察�mister。

HUNT。  All three��

AINSLIE。  The hale set�察�mister。

BRODIE。  Liar��

HUNT。  Mum�察�lads�察�and follow me。  ��EXIT�察�WITH HIS MEN�察�INTO
OFFICE。   BRODIE SEEN WITH DAGGER。��

HUNT。  In the King's name�    。�

MOORE。  Muck�                 。� ��WITHIN。��

SMITH。  Go it�察�Badger。        ��

HUNT。  Take 'em alive�察�boys�  。�

AINSLIE。  Eh�察�but that's awful。  ��THE DEACON LEAPS OUT�察�AND STABS
HIM。  HE FALLS WITHOUT A CRY。��

BRODIE。  Saved�  。�HE GOES OUT BY THE ARCH。��


SCENE IV

HUNT and OFFICERS�察�with SMITH and MOORE handcuffed。  Signs of a 
severe struggle

HUNT ��ENTERING��。  Bring 'em along�察�lads�  。�LOOKING AT PRISONERS 
WITH LANTERN。��  Pleased to see you again�察�Badger。  And you too�察�
George。  But I'd rather have seen your principal。  Where's he got
to��

MOORE。  To hell�察�I hope。

HUNT。  Always the same pretty flow of language�察�I see�察�Hump。  
��LOOKING AT BURGLARY WITH LANTERN。��  A very tidy piece of work�察�
Dook�察�very tidy�  �Much too good for you。  Smacks of a fine 
tradesman。  It WAS the Deacon�察�I suppose��

SMITH。  You ought to know G。 S。 better by this time�察�Jerry。

HUNT。  All right�察�your Grace�此 �we'll talk it over with the Deacon
himself。  Where's the jackal�拭 �Here�察�you�察�Ainslie�  �Where are
you�拭 �By jingo�察�I thought as much。  Stabbed to the heart and dead
as a herring��

SMITH。  Bravo��

HUNT。  More of the Deacon's work�察�I guess�拭 �Does him credit too�察�
don't it�察�Badger��

MOORE。  Muck。  Was that the thundering cove that peached��

HUNT。  That was the thundering cove。

MOORE。  And is he corpsed��

HUNT。  I should just about reckon he was。

MOORE。  Then�察�damme�察�I don't mind swinging��

HUNT。  We'll talk about that presently。  M'Intyre and Stewart��
you get a stretcher�察�and take that rubbish to the office。  Pick
it up�察�it's only a dead informer。  Hand these two gentlemen over
to Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal�察�with Mr。 Jerry Hunt's compliments。 
Johnstone and Syme�察�you come along with me。  I'll bring the
Deacon round myself。 

ACT´DROP


ACT V。

TABLEAU VIII。  THE OPEN DOOR

The Stage represents the Deacon's room�察�as in Tableau I。  Fire 
light。  Stage dark。  A pause。  Then knocking at the door�察�C。 
Cries without of 'WILLIE��' 'MR。 BRODIE��'  The door is burst open。

SCENE I

DOCTOR�察�MARY�察�a MAIDSERVANT with lights。

DOCTOR。  The apartment is unoccupied。

MARY。  Dead�察�and he not here��

DOCTOR。  The bed has not been slept in。  The counterpane is not 
turned down。

MARY。  It is not true�察�it cannot be true。

DOCTOR。  My dear young lady�察�you must have misunderstood your 
brother's language。

MARY。  O no�察�that I did not。  That I am sure I did not。

DOCTOR ��LOOKING AT DOOR��。  The strange thing is 。 。 。 the bolt。

SERVANT。  It's unco strange。

DOCTOR。  Well�察�we have acted for the best。

SERVANT。  Sir�察�I dinna think this should gang nae further。

DOCTOR。  The secret is in our keeping。  Affliction is enough 
without scandal。

MARY。  Kind heaven�察�what does it mean��

DOCTOR。  I think there is no more to be done。

MARY。  I am here alone�察�Doctor�察�you pass my uncle's door��

DOCTOR。  The Procurator´Fiscal�拭 �I shall make it my devoir。 
Expect him soon。  ��GOES OUT WITH MAID。��

MARY ��HASTILY SEARCHES THE ROOM��。  No�察�he is not there。  She was 
right�  �O father�察�you can never know�察�praise God��


SCENE II

MARY�察�to whom JEAN and afterwards LESLIE

JEAN ��AT DOOR��。  Mistress 。 。 。 。��

MARY。  Ah�  �Who is there�拭 �Who are you��

JEAN。  Is he no hame yet�拭 �I'm aye waitin' on

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