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JEAN。 What a expense��
SMITH。 Hey�察�brandy� �The deuce of the grape� �Have a toothful�察�
Mrs。 Watt。 �В�SINGS�� ´
'Says Bacchus to Venus�察�
There's brandy between us�察�
And the cradle of love is the bowl�察�the bowl��'��
JEAN。 Nane for me�察�I thank ye�察�Mr。 Smith。
SMITH。 What brings the man from stuff like this to rotgut and
spittoons at Mother Clarke's�察�but ah�察�George�察�you was born for a
higher spear� �And so was you�察�Mrs。 Watt�察�though I say it that
shouldn't。 ��SEEING OLD BRODIE FOR THE FIRST TIME。�� Hullo� �it's
a man��
JEAN。 Thonder in the chair。 ��THEY GO TO LOOK AT HIM�察�THEIR
BACKS TO THE DOOR。��
GEORGE。 Is he alive��
JEAN。 I think there's something wrong with him。
GEORGE。 And how was you to´morrow�察�my valued old gentleman�察�eh��
JEAN。 Dinna mak' a mock o' him�察�Geordie。
OLD BRODIE。 My son ´ the Deacon ´ Deacon of his trade。
JEAN。 He'll be his feyther。 ��HUNT APPEARS AT DOOR C。�察�AND
STANDS LOOKING ON。��
SMITH。 The Deacon's old man� �Well�察�he couldn't expect to have
his quiver full of sich�察�could he�察�Jean�拭 。�TO OLD BRODIE。�� Ah��
my Christian soldier�察�if you had�察�the world would have been more
varigated。 Mrs。 Deakin ��TO JEAN���察�let me introduce you to your
dear papa。
JEAN。 Think shame to yoursel'� �This is the Deacon's house�察�you
and me shouldna be here by rights�察�and if we are�察�it's the least
we can do to behave dacent。 ��This is no the way ye'll mak' me
like ye。��
SMITH。 All right�察�Duchess。 Don't be angry。
SCENE V
To these�察�HUNT�察�C。 ��He steals down�察�and claps each one suddenly
on the shoulder。��
HUNT。 Is there a gentleman here by the name of Mr。 Procurator´
Fiscal��
SMITH ��PULLING HIMSELF TOGETHER��。 D´n it�察�Jerry�察�what do you
mean by startling an old customer like that��
HUNT。 What�察�my brave un'�拭 �You're the very party I was looking
for��
SMITH。 There's nothing out against me this time��
HUNT。 I'll take odds there is。 But it ain't in my hands。 ��TO
OLD BRODIE。�� You'll excuse me�察�old genelman��
SMITH。 Ah�察�well�察�if it's all in the way of friendship� � 。 。 I
say�察�Jean�察。�you and me had best be on the toddle。�А �We shall be
late for church。
HUNT。 Lady�察�George��
SMITH。 It's a ´ yes�察�it's a lady。 Come along�察�Jean。
HUNT。 A Mrs。 Deacon�察�I believe�拭 。�That was the name�察�I think�殖А �
Won't Mrs。 Deacon let me have a queer at her phiz��
JEAN ��UNMUFFLING��。 I've naething to be ashamed of。 My name's
Mistress Watt�察�I'm weel kennt at the Wynd heid�察�there's naething
again me。
HUNT。 No�察�to be sure�察�there ain't�察�and why clap on the blinkers��
my dear�拭 �You that has a face like a rose�察�and with a cove like
Jerry Hunt that might be your born father�拭 。�But all this don't
tell me about Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal。��
GEORGE ��IN AN AGONY��。 Jean�察�Jean�察�we shall be late。 ��GOING WITH
ATTEMPTED SWAGGER。�� Well�察�ta´ta�察�Jerry。
SCENE VI
To these�察�C�察�BRODIE and LAWSON ��greatcoat�察�muffler�察�lantern��。
LAWSON ��FROM THE DOOR��。 Come your ways�察�Mistress Watt。
JEAN。 That's the Fiscal himsel'。
HUNT。 Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal�察�I believe��
LAWSON。 That's me。 Who'll you be��
HUNT。 Hunt the Runner�察�sir�察�Hunt from Bow Street�察�English
warrant。
LAWSON。 There's a place for a' things�察�officer。 Come your ways
to my office�察�with me and this guid wife。
BRODIE ��ASIDE TO JEAN�察�AS SHE PASSES WITH A CURTSEY��。 How dare
you be here�拭 。�ALOUD TO SMITH。�� Wait you here�察�my man。
SMITH。 If you please�察�sir。 ��BRODIE GOES OUT�察�C。��
SCENE VII
BRODIE�察�SMITH。
BRODIE。 What the devil brings you here��
SMITH。 CONfound it�察�Deakin� �Not rusty��
��BRODIE。 And not you only�此 �Jean too� �Are you mad��
SMITH。 Why�察�you don't mean to say�察�Deakin�察�that you have been
stodged by G。 Smith�察�Esquire�拭 �Plummy old George�殖�
BRODIE。 There was my uncle the Procurator ´
SMITH。 The Fiscal�拭 �He don't count。
BRODIE。 What d'ye mean��
SMITH。 Well�察�Deakin�察�since Fiscal Lawson's Nunkey Lawson�察�and
it's all in the family way�察�I don't mind telling you that Nunkey
Lawson's a customer of George's。 We give Nunkey Lawson a good
deal of brandy ´ G。 S。 and Co。's celebrated Nantz。
BRODIE。 What� �does he buy that smuggled trash of yours��
SMITH。 Well�察�we don't call it smuggled in the trade�察�Deakin。
It's a wink�察�and King George's picter between G。 S。 and the
Nunks。
BRODIE。 Gad� �that's worth knowing。 O Procurator�察�Procurator�察�is
there no such thing as virtue�拭 。�ALLONS� �It's enough to cure a
man of vice for this world and the other。�А �But hark you hither��
Smith�察�this is all damned well in its way�察�but it don't explain
what brings you here。
SMITH。 I've trapped a pigeon for you。
BRODIE。 Can't you pluck him yourself��
SMITH。 Not me。 He's too flash in the feather for a simple
nobleman like George Lord Smith。 It's the great Capting
Starlight�察�fresh in from York。 ��He's exercised his noble art all
the way from here to London。 'Stand and deliver�察�stap my
vitals��'�А �And the north road is no bad lay�察�Deakin。
BRODIE。 Flush��
SMITH ��MIMICKING��。 'The graziers�察�split me� �A mail�察�stap my
vitals� �and seven demned farmers�察�by the Lard ´ '
BRODIE。 By Gad��
SMITH。 Good for trade�察�ain't it�拭 �And we thought�察�Deakin�察�the
Badger and me�察�that coins being ever on the vanish�察�and you not
over sweet on them there lovely little locks at Leslie's�察�and
them there bigger and uglier marine stores at the Excise Office 。
。 。
BRODIE ��IMPASSIBLE��。 Go on。
SMITH。 Worse luck� � 。 。 We thought�察�me and the Badger�察�you
know�察�that maybe you'd like to exercise your helbow with our free
and galliant horseman。
BRODIE。 The old move�察�I presume�拭�the double set of dice��
SMITH。 That's the rig�察�Deakin。 What you drop on the square you
pick up again on the cross。 ��Just as you did with G。 S。 and
Co。's own agent and correspondent�察�the Admiral from Nantz。�А �You
always was a neat hand with the bones�察�Deakin。
BRODIE。 The usual terms�察�I suppose��
SMITH。 The old discount�察�Deakin。 Ten in the pound for you�察�and
the rest for your jolly companions every one。 ��THAT'S the way WE
does it�。�
BRODIE。 Who has the dice��
SMITH。 Our mutual friend�察�the Candleworm。
BRODIE。 You mean Ainslie�拭 � We trust that creature too much�察�
Geordie。
SMITH。 He's all right�察�Marquis。 He wouldn't lay a finger on his
own mother。 Why�察�he's no more guile in him than a set of sheep's
trotters。
��BRODIE。 You think so�拭 �Then see he don't cheat you over the
dice�察�and give you light for loaded。 See to that�察�George�察�see to
that�察�and you may count the Captain as bare as his last grazier。
SMITH。 The Black Flag for ever� �George'll trot him round to
Mother Clarke's in two twos。�А �How long'll you be��
BRODIE。 The time to lock up and go to bed�察�and I'll be with you。
Can you find your way out��
SMITH。 Bloom on�察�my Sweet William�察�in peaceful array。 Ta´ta。
SCENE VIII
BRODIE�察�OLD BRODIE�察�to whom�察�MARY
MARY。 O Willie�察�I am glad you did not go with them。 I have
something to tell you。 If you knew how happy I am�察�you would
clap your hands�察�Will。 But come�察�sit you down there�察�and be my
good big brother�察�and I will kneel here and take your hand。 We
must keep close to dad�察�and then he will feel happiness in the
air。 The poor old love�察�if we could only tell him� �But I
sometimes think his heart has gone to heaven already�察�and takes a
part in all our joys and sorrows�察�and it is only his poor body
that remains here�察�helpless and ignorant。 Come�察�Will�察�sit you
down�察�and ask me questions ´ or guess ´ that will be better��
guess。
BRODIE。 Not to´night�察�Mary�察�not to´night。 I have other fish to
fry�察�and they won't wait。
MARY。 Not one minute for your sister�拭 �One little minute for
your little sister��
BRODIE。 Minutes are precious�察�Mary。 I have to work for all of
us�察�and the clock is always busy。 They are waiting for me even
now。 Help me with the dad's chair。 And then to bed�察�and dream
happy things。 And to´morrow morning I will hear your news ´ your
good news�察�it must be good�察�you look so proud and glad。 But
to´night it cannot be。
MARY。 I hate your business ´ I hate all business。 To think of
chairs�察�and tables�察�and foot´rules�察�all dead and wooden ´ and
cold pieces of money with the King's ugly head on them�察�and here
is your sister�察�your pretty sister�察�if you please�察�with something
to tell�察�which she would not tell you for the world�察�and would
give the world to have you guess�察�and you won't�拭 � Not you� �For
business� �Fie�察�Deacon Brodie� �But I'm too happy to find fault
with you。
BRODIE。 'And me a Deacon��' as the Procurator would say。
MARY。 No such thing�察�sir� �I am not a bit afraid of you ´ nor a
bit angry neither。 Give me a kiss�察�and promise me hours and
hours to´morrow morning。
BRODIE。 All day long to´morrow�察�if you like。
MARY。 Business or none��
BRODIE。 Business or none�察�little sister� �I'll make time�察�I
promise you�察�and there's another kiss for surety。 Come along。
��THEY PROCEED TO PUSH OUT THE CHAIR�察�L。C。�� The wine and wisdom
of this evening have given me one of my headaches�察�and I'm in
haste for bed。 You'll be good�察�won't you�察�and see they make no
noise�察�and let me sleep my fill to´morrow morning till I wake��
MARY。 Poor Wi