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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�察�that you would
kill a 'ole ship's company for just one guttle of it。 What�拭�
Admiral Guinea�察�my old Commander�察�go back on poor old Pew�拭�and
him high and dry�拭 。�Not you� �When we had words over the negro
lass at Lagos�察�what did you do�拭�fair dealings was your word�此�
fair as between man and man�察�and we had it out with p'int and
edge on Lagos sands。 And you're not going back on your word to
me�察�now I'm old and blind�拭 �No�察�no� �belay that�察�I say。 Give me
the old motto�此 �Fair dealings�察�as between man and man。��
GAUNT。 David Pew�察�it were better for you that you were sunk in
fifty fathom。 I know your life�察�and first and last�察�it is one
broadside of wickedness。 You were a porter in a school�察�and beat
a boy to death�察�you ran for it�察�turned slaver�察�and shipped with
me�察�a green hand。 Ay�察�that was the craft for you�此 �that was the
right craft�察�and I was the right captain�察�there was none worse
that sailed to Guinea。 Well�察�what came of that�拭 �In five years'
time you made yourself the terror and abhorrence of your
messmates。 The worst hands detested you�察�your captain ´ that was
me�察�John Gaunt�察�the chief of sinners ´ cast you out for a Jonah。
��Who was it stabbed the Portuguese and made off inland with his
miserable wife�拭 �Who�察�raging drunk on rum�察�clapped fire to the
baracoons and burned the poor soulless creatures in their
chains�殖А �Ay�察�you were a scandal to the Guinea coast�察�from Lagos
down to Calabar�拭�and when at last I sent you ashore�察�a marooned
man ´ your shipmates�察�devils as they were�察�cheering and rejoicing
to be quit of you ´ by heaven�察�it was a ton's weight off the
brig��
PEW。 Cap'n Gaunt�察�Cap'n Gaunt�察�these are ugly words。
GAUNT。 What next�拭 �You shipped with Flint the Pirate。 What you
did then I know not�察�the deep seas have kept the secret�此 �kept
it�察�ay�察�and will keep against the Great Day。 God smote you with
blindness�察�but you heeded not the sign。 That was His last mercy��
look for no more。 To your knees�察�man�察�and repent� �Pray for a
new heart�察�flush out your sins with tears�察�flee while you may
from the terrors of the wrath to come。
PEW。 Now�察�I want this clear�此 �Do I understand that you're going
back on me�察�and you'll see me damned first��
GAUNT。 Of me you shall have neither money nor strong drink�此 �not
a guinea to spend in riot�察�not a drop to fire your heart with
devilry。
PEW。 Cap'n�察�do you think it wise to quarrel with me�拭 �I put it
to you now�察�Cap'n�察�fairly�察�as between man and man ´ do you think
it wise��
GAUNT。 I fear nothing。 My feet are on the Rock。 Begone� 。�HE
OPENS THE BIBLE AND BEGINS TO READ。��
PEW ��AFTER A PAUSE��。 Well�察�Cap'n�察�you know best�察�no doubt�察�and
David Pew's about the last man�察�though I says it�察�to up and
thwart an old Commander。 You've been 'ard on David Pew�察�Cap'n�此�
'ard on the poor blind�察�but you'll live to regret it ´ ah�察�my
Christian friend�察�you'll live to eat them words up。 But there's
no malice here�此 �that ain't Pew's way�察�here's a sailor's hand
upon it 。 。 。 。 You don't say nothing�拭 。�GAUNT TURNS A PAGE。��
Ah�察�reading�察�was you�拭 �Reading�察�by thunder� �Well�察�here's my
respecks ��SINGING�� ´
'Time for us to go�察�Time for us to go�察�When the money's out�察�and
the liquor's done�察�Why�察�it's time for us to go。
��HE GOES TAPPING UP TO DOOR�察�TURNS ON THE THRESHOLD�察�AND LISTENS。
GAUNT TURNS A PAGE。 PEW�察�WITH A GRIMACE�察�STRIKES HIS HAND UPON
THE POCKET WITH THE KEYS�察�AND GOES。��
DROP。
ACT II。
The Stage represents the parlour of the 'Admiral Benbow' inn。
Fire´place�察�R。�察�with high´backed settles on each side�察�in front
of these�察�and facing the audience�察�R。�察�a small table laid with a
cloth。 Tables�察�L。�察�with glasses�察�pipes�察�etc。 Broadside ballads
on the wall。 Outer door of inn�察�with the half´door in L。�察�corner
back�察�door�察�R。�察�beyond the fire´place�察�window with red half´
curtains�察�spittons�察�candles on both the front tables�察�night
without。
SCENE I
PEW�察�afterwards MRS。 DRAKE�察�out and in。
PEW ��ENTERING��。 Kind Christian friends ´ ��LISTENING�察�THEN
DROPPING THE WHINE。�� Hey�拭�nobody� �Hey�拭 �A grog´shop not two
cable´lengths from the Admiral's back´door�察�and the Admiral not
there�拭 �I never knew a seaman brought so low�此 �he ain't but the
bones of the man he used to be。 Bear away for the New Jerusalem��
and this is what you run aground on�察�is it�拭 �Good again�察�but it
ain't Pew's way�察�Pew's way is rum。 ´ Sanded floor。 Rum is his
word�察�and rum his motion。 ´ Settle ´ chimbley ´ settle again ´
spittoon ´ table rigged for supper。 Table´glass。 ��DRINKS
HEELTAP。�� Brandy and water�察�and not enough of it to wet your eye��
damn all greediness�察�I say。 Pot ��DRINKS���察�small beer ´ a drink
that I ab'or like bilge� �What I want is rum。 ��CALLING�察�AND
RAPPING WITH STICK ON TABLE。�� Halloa�察�there� �House�察�ahoy��
MRS。 DRAKE ��WITHOUT��。 Coming�察�sir�察�coming。 ��SHE ENTERS�察�R。��
What can I do ´ �拭。�SEEING PEW。�� Well I never did� �Now��
beggar´man�察�what's for you��
��PEW。 Rum�察�ma'am�察�rum�察�and a bit o' supper。
MRS。 DRAKE。 And a bed to follow�察�I shouldn't wonder��
PEW。 AND a bed to follow�此 �IF you please。��
MRS。 DRAKE。 This is the 'ADMIRAL BENBOW��' a respectable house��
and receives none but decent company�察�and I'll ask you to go
somewhere else�察�for I don't like the looks of you。
PEW。 Turn me away�拭 �Why�察�Lord love you�察�I'm David Pew ´ old
David Pew ´ him as was Benbow's own particular cox'n。 You
wouldn't turn away old Pew from the sign of his late commander's
'ed�拭 �Ah�察�my British female�察�you'd have used me different if
you'd seen me in the fight� 。�There laid old Benbow�察�both his
legs shot off�察�in a basket�察�and the blessed spy´glass at his eye
to that same hour�此 �a picter�察�ma'am�察�of naval daring�此 �when a
round shot come�察�and took and knocked a bucketful of shivers
right into my poor daylights。 'Damme��' says the Admiral�察�'is
that old Pew�察�MY old Pew��' he says。 ´ 'It's old Pew�察�sir��' says
the first lootenant�察�'worse luck��' he says。 ´ 'Then damme��' says
Admiral Benbow�察�'if that's how they serve a lion´'arted seaman��
damme if I care to live��' he says�察�and�察�ma'am�察�he laid down his
spy´glass。��
MRS。 DRAKE。 Blind man�察�I don't fancy you�察�and that's the truth�察�
and I'll thank you to take yourself off。
PEW。 Thirty years have I fought for country and king�察�and now in
my blind old age I'm to be sent packing from a measly
public´'ouse�拭 �Mark ye�察�ma'am�察�if I go�察�you take the
consequences。 Is this a inn�拭 �Or haint it�拭 �If it is a inn�察�then
by act of parleyment�察�I'm free to sling my 'ammick。 Don't you
forget�此 �this is a act of parleyment job�察�this is。 You look out。
MRS。 DRAKE。 Why�察�what's to do with the man and his acts of
parliament�拭 �I don't want to fly in the face of an act of
parliament�察�not I。 If what you say is true ´
PEW。 True�拭 �If there's anything truer than a act of parleyment ´
Ah� �you ask the beak。 True�拭 �I've that in my 'art as makes me
wish it wasn't。
MRS。 DRAKE。 I don't like to risk it。 I don't like your looks��
and you're more sea´lawyer than seaman to my mind。 But I'll tell
you what�此 �if you can pay�察�you can stay。 So there。
PEW。 No chink�察�no drink�拭 �That's your motto�察�is it�拭 �Well��
that's sense。 Now�察�look here�察�ma'am�察�I ain't beautiful like you��
but I'm good�察�and I'll give you warrant for it。 Get me a noggin
of rum�察�and suthin' to scoff�察�and a penny pipe�察�and a half´a´foot
of baccy�察�and there's a guinea for the reckoning。 There's plenty
more in the locker�察�so bear a hand�察�and be smart。 I don't like
waiting�察�it ain't my way。 ��EXIT MRS。 DRAKE�察�R。 PEW SITS AT THE
TABLE�察�R。 THE SETTLE CONCEALS HIM FROM ALL THE UPPER PART OF THE
STAGE。��
MRS。 DRAKE ��RE´ENTERING��。 Here's the rum�察�sailor。
PEW ��DRINKS��。 Ah�察�rum� �That's my sheet´anchor�此 �rum and the
blessed Gospel。 Don't you forget that�察�ma'am�此 �rum and the
Gospel is old Pew's sheet´anchor。 You can take for another while
you're about it�察�and�察�I say�察�short reckonings make long friends��
hey�拭 �Where's my change��
MRS。 DRAKE。 I'm counting it now。 There�察�there it is�察�and thank
you for your custom。 ��SHE GOES OUT�察�R。��
PEW ��CALLING AFTER HER��。 Don't thank me�察�ma'am�察�thank the act of
parleyment� �Rum�察�fourpence�察�two penny pieces and a Willi'm´and´
Mary tizzy makes a shilling�察�and a spade half´guinea is eleven
and six ��RE´ENTER MRS。 DRAKE WITH SUPPER�察�PIPE�察�ETC。���察�and a
blessed majesty George the First crown´piece makes sixteen and
six�察�and two shilling bits is eighteen and six�察�and a new
half´crown makes ´ no it don't� �O�察�no� �Old Pew's too smart a
hand to be bammed with a soft half´tusheroon。
MRS。 DRAKE ��CHANGING PIECE��。 I'm sure I didn't know it�察�sailor。
PEW ��TRYING NEW COIN BETWEEN HIS TEETH��。 In course you didn't��
my dear�察�but I did�察�and I thought I'd mention it。 Is that my
supper�察�hey�拭 �Do my nose deceive me�拭 。�SNIFFING AND FEELING。��
Cold duck�拭�sage and onions�拭�a round of double Gloster�拭�and that
noggin o' rum�拭 �Why�察�I declare if I'd stayed and took pot´luck
with my old commander�察�Cap'n John Gaunt�察�he couldn't have beat
this little spread�察�as I've got by act of parleyment。
MRS。 DRAKE ��AT KNITTING��。 Do you know the captain�察�sailo