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SCENE V
ARETHUSA
ARETHUSA。 I thought the time dragged long and weary when I knew
that Kit was homeward bound�察�all the white sails a´blowing out
towards England�察�and my Kit's face turned this way�拭 。�SHE BEGINS
TO DUST。�� Sure�察�if my mother were here�察�she would understand and
help us�察�she would understand a young maid's heart�察�though her
own had never an ache�察�and she would love my Kit。 ��PUTTING BACK
THE TELESCOPE。�� To think she died�此 �husband and child ´ and so
much love ´ she was taken from them all。 Ah�察�there is no parting
but the grave� �And Kit and I both live�察�and both love each
other�察�and here am I cast down�拭 �O�察�Arethusa�察�shame� �And your
love home from the deep seas�察�and loving you still�察�and the sun
shining�察�and the world all full of hope�拭 �O�察�hope�察�you're a good
word��
SCENE VI
ARETHUSA�察�TO HER�察�PEW
PEW ��SINGING WITHOUT�� ´
'Time for us to go� �
Time for us to go� �
And we'll keep the brig three pints away�察�
For it's time for us to go。'
ARETHUSA。 Who comes here�拭�a seaman by his song�察�and father out� �
��SHE TRIES THE AIR�� 'Time for us to go��' It sounds a wild kind
of song。 ��TAP´TAP�察�PEW PASSES THE WINDOW。�� O�察�what a face ´ and
blind��
PEW ��ENTERING��。 Kind Christian friends�察�take pity on a poor
blind mariner�察�as lost his precious sight in the defence of his
native country�察�England�察�and God bless King George��
ARETHUSA。 What can I do for you�察�sailor��
PEW。 Good Christian lady�察�help a poor blind mariner to a
mouthful of meat。 I've served His Majesty in every quarter of
the globe�察�I've spoke with 'Awke and glorious Anson�察�as I might
with you�察�and I've tramped it all night long�察�upon my sinful
feet�察�and with a empty belly。
ARETHUSA。 You shall not ask bread and be denied by a sailor's
daughter and a sailor's sweetheart�察�and when my father returns he
shall give you something to set you on your road。
PEW。 Kind and lovely lady�察�do you tell me that you are in a
manner of speaking alone�拭�or do my ears deceive a poor blind
seaman��
ARETHUSA。 I live here with my father�察�and my father is abroad。
PEW。 Dear�察�beautiful�察�Christian lady�察�tell a poor blind man your
honoured name�察�that he may remember it in his poor blind prayers。
ARETHUSA。 Sailor�察�I am Arethusa Gaunt。
PEW。 Sweet lady�察�answer a poor blind man one other question�此�
are you in a manner of speaking related to Cap'n John Gaunt�拭�
Cap'n John as in the ebony trade were known as Admiral Guinea��
ARETHUSA。 Captain John Gaunt is my father。
PEW ��DROPPING THE BLIND MAN'S WHINE��。 Lord�察�think of that now� �
They told me this was where he lived�察�and so it is。 And here's
old Pew�察�old David Pew�察�as was the Admiral's own bo'sun��
colloguing in his old commander's parlour�察�with his old
commander's gal ��SEIZES ARETHUSA��。 Ah�察�and a bouncer you are��
and no mistake。
ARETHUSA。 Let me go� �how dare you��
PEW。 Lord love you�察�don't you struggle�察�now�察�don't you。 ��SHE
ESCAPES INTO FRONT R。 CORNER�察�WHERE HE KEEPS HER IMPRISONED。��
Ah�察�well�察�we'll get you again�察�my lovely woman。 What a arm
you've got ´ great god of love ´ and a face like a peach� �I'm a
judge�察�I am。 ��SHE TRIES TO ESCAPE�察�HE STOPS HER。�� No�察�you
don't�察�O�察�I can hear a flea jump� 。�But it's here where I miss my
deadlights。 Poor old Pew�察�him as the ladies always would have
for their fancy man and take no denial�察�here you are with your
commander's daughter close aboard�察�and you can't so much as guess
the colour of her lovely eyes。 ��SINGING�� ´
'Be they black like ebony�察�
Or be they blue like to the sky。'
Black like the Admiral's�拭�or blue like his poor dear wife's�拭 �Ah��
I was fond of that there woman�察�I was�此 �the Admiral was jealous
of me。�А �Arethusa�察�my dear�察 � my heart�察�what a 'and and arm you
HAVE got�察�I'll dream o' that 'and and arm�察�I will� � but as I was
a´saying�察�does the Admiral ever in a manner of speaking refer to
his old bo'sun David Pew�拭�him as he fell out with about the black
woman at Lagos�察�and almost slashed the shoulder off of him one
morning before breakfast��
ARETHUSA。 You leave this house。
PEW。 Hey�拭。�HE CROSSES AND SEIZES HER AGAIN�� Don't you fight�察�my
lovely one�此 �now don't make old blind Pew forget his manners
before a female。 What� �you will�拭 �Stop that�察�or I'll have the
arm right out of your body。 ��HE GIVES HER ARM A WRENCH。��
ARETHUSA。 O� �help�察�help��
PEW。 Stash your patter�察�damn you。 ��ARETHUSA GIVES IN。�� Ah�察�I
thought it�此 �Pew's way�察�Pew's way。 Now�察�look you here�察�my lovely
woman。 If you sling in another word that isn't in answer to my
questions�察�I'll pull your j'ints out one by one。 Where's the
Commander��
ARETHUSA。 I have said�此 �he is abroad。
PEW。 When's he coming aboard again��
ARETHUSA。 At any moment。
PEW。 Does he keep his strength��
ARETHUSA。 You'll see when he returns。 ��HE WRENCHES HER ARM
AGAIN。�� Ah��
PEW。 Is he still on piety��
ARETHUSA。 O�察�he is a Christian man��
PEW。 A Christian man�察�is he�拭 �Where does he keep his rum��
ARETHUSA。 Nay�察�you shall steal nothing by my help。
PEW。 No more I shall ��BECOMING AMOROUS��。 You're a lovely woman��
that's what you are�察�how would you like old Pew for a sweetheart��
hey�拭 �He's blind�察�is Pew�察�but strong as a lion�察�and the sex is
his 'ole delight。 Ah�察�them beautiful�察�beautiful lips� �A kiss� �
Come��
ARETHUSA。 Leave go�察�leave go��
PEW。 Hey�拭�you would��
ARETHUSA。 Ah� 。�SHE THRUSTS HIM DOWN�察�AND ESCAPES TO DOOR�察�R。��
SCENE VII
PEW ��PICKING HIMSELF UP��。 Ah�察�she's a bouncer�察�she is� �Where's
my stick�拭 �That's the sort of female for David Pew。 Didn't she
fight�拭�and didn't she struggle�拭�and shouldn't I like to twist her
lovely neck for her�拭 �Pew's way with 'em all�此 �the prettier they
was�察�the uglier he were to 'em。 Pew's way�此 �a way he had with
him�察�and a damned good way too。 ��LISTENS AT L。 DOOR。�� That's
her bedroom�察�I reckon�察�and she's double´locked herself in。 Good
again�此 �it's a crying mercy the Admiral didn't come in。 But you
always loses your 'ed�察�Pew�察�with a female�此 �that's what charms
'em。 Now for business。 The front door。 No bar�察�only a big lock
��TRYING KEYS FROM HIS POCKET��。 Key one�察�no go。 Key two�察�no go。
Key three�察�ah�察�that does it。 Ah� 。�FEELING KEY�� him with the
three wards and the little 'un�此 �good again� �Now if I could only
find a mate in this rotten country 'amlick�此 �one to be eyes to
me�察�I can steer�察�but I can't conn myself�察�worse luck� �If I could
only find a mate� �And to´night�察�about three bells in the middle
watch�察�old Pew will take a little cruise�察�and lay aboard his
ancient friend the Admiral�察�or�察�barring that�察�the Admiral's old
sea´chest ´ the chest he kept the shiners in aboard the brig。
Where is it�察�I wonder�拭�in his berth�察�or in the cabin here�拭 �It's
big enough�察�and the brass bands is plain to feel by。 ��SEARCHING
ABOUT WITH STICK。�� Dresser ´ chair ´ ��KNOCKING HIS HEAD ON THE
CUPBOARD。�� Ah� � O�察�corner cupboard。 Admiral's chair ´
Admiral's table ´ Admiral's ´ hey� �what's this�拭 � a book ´
sheepskin ´ smells like a 'oly Bible。 Chair ��HIS STICK JUST
AVOIDS THE CHEST��。 No sea´chest。 I must have a mate to see for
me�察�to see for old Pew�此 �him as had eyes like a eagle� �
Meanwhile�察�rum。 Corner cupboard�察�of course ��TAP´TAPPING��。 Rum ´
rum ´ rum。 Hey�拭 。�HE LISTENS。�� Footsteps。 Is it the Admiral�拭 �
��WITH THE WHINE。�� Kind Christian friends ´
SCENE VIII
PEW�察�to him GAUNT
GAUNT。 What brings you here��
PEW。 Cap'n�察�do my ears deceive me�拭�or is this my old commander��
GAUNT。 My name is John Gaunt。 Who are you�察�my man�察�and what's
your business��
PEW。 Here's the facks�察�so help me。 A lovely female in this
house was Christian enough to pity the poor blind�察�and lo and
belold� �who should she turn out to be but my old commander's
daughter� �'My dear��' says I to her�察�'I was the Admiral's own
particular bo'sun。' ´ 'La�察�sailor��' she says to me�察�'how glad
he'll be to see you��' ´ 'Ah��' says I�察�'won't he just ´ that's
all。' ´ 'I'll go and fetch him��' she says�察�'you make yourself at
'ome。' And off she went�察�and�察�Commander�察�here I am。
GAUNT ��SITTING DOWN��。 Well��
PEW。 Well�察�Cap'n��
GAUNT。 What do you want��
PEW。 Well�察�Admiral�察�in a general way�察�what I want in a manner of
speaking is money and rum。 ��A PAUSE。��
GAUNT。 David Pew�察�I have known you a long time。
PEW。 And so you have�察�aboard the old ARETHUSA�察�and you don't
seem that cheered up as I'd looked for�察�with an old shipmate
dropping in�察�one as has been seeking you two years and more ´ and
blind at that。 Don't you remember the old chantie�拭 �
'Time for us to go�察�
Time for us to go�察�
And when we'd clapped the hatches on�察�
'Twas time for us to go。
What a note you had to sing�察�what a swaller for a pannikin of
rum�察�and what a fist for the shiners� �Ah�察�Cap'n�察�they didn't
call you Admiral Guinea for nothing。 I can see that old
sea´chest of yours ´ her with the brass bands�察�where you kept
your gold dust and doubloons�此 �you know� � I can see her as well
this minute as though you and me was still at it playing put on
the lid of her 。 。 。 You don't say nothing�察�Cap'n�拭 � 。 。 Well��
here it is�此 �I want money and I want rum。 You don't know what it
is to want rum�察�you don't�此 �it gets to that p'int��