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BERTRAND。  Murder��

MACAIRE。  What is murder�拭 �A legal term for a man dying。  Call it
Fate�察�and that's philosophy�察�call me Providence�察�and you talk 
religion。  Die�拭 �My�察�that is what man is made for�察�we are full of
mortal parts�察�we are all as good as dead already�察�we hang so
close upon the brink�此 �touch a button�察�and the strongest falls in 
dissolution。  Now�察�see how easy�此 �I take you ´ ��GRAPPLING HIM。��

BERTRAND。  Macaire ´ O no��

MACAIRE。  Fool� �would I harm a fly�察�when I had nothing to gain�拭�
As the butcher with the sheep�察�I kill to live�察�and where is the 
difference between man and mutton�拭�pride and a tailor's bill。  
Murder�拭 �I know who made that name ´ a man crouching from the 
knife�  �Selfishness made it ´ the aggregated egotism called 
society�察�but I meet that with a selfishness as great。  Has he 
money�拭 �Have I none ´ great powers�察�none�拭 �Well�察�then�察�I fatten
and manure my life with his。

BERTRAND。  You frighten me。  Who is it��

MACAIRE。  Mark well。  ��THE MARQUIS OPENS THE DOOR OF NUMBER 
THIRTEEN�察�AND THE REST�察�CLUSTERING ROUND�察�BID HIM GOOD´NIGHT。  AS
THEY BEGIN TO DISPERSE ALONG THE GALLERY HE ENTERS AND SHUTS THE 
DOOR。��  Out�察�out�察�brief candle�  �That man is doomed。

DROP


ACT III。

SCENE I

MACAIRE�察�BERTRAND

As the curtain rises�察�the stage is dark and empty。  Enter
MACAIRE�察 �L。 U。 E。�察�with lantern。  He looks about。

MACAIRE ��CALLING OFF��。  S'st��

BERTRAND ��ENTERING L。 U。 E。��。  It's creeping dark。

MACAIRE。  Blinding dark�察�and a good job。

BERTRAND。  Macaire�察�I'm cold�察�my very hair's cold。

MACAIRE。  Work�察�work will warm you�此 �to your keys。

BERTRAND。  No�察�Macaire�察�it's a horror。  You not kill him�察�let's 
have no bloodshed。

MACAIRE。  None�此 �it spoils your clothes。  Now�察�see�此 �you have
keys and you have experience�察�up that stair�察�and pick me the lock
of that man's door。  Pick me the lock of that man's door。

BERTRAND。  May I take the light��

MACAIRE。  You may not。  Go。  ��BERTRAND MOUNTS THE STAIRS�察�AND IS 
SEEN PICKING THE LOCK OF NUMBER THIRTEEN。��  The earth spins 
eastward�察�and the day is at the door。  Yet half an hour of
covert�察�and the sun will be afoot�察�the discoverer�察�the great
policeman。   Yet�察�half an hour of night�察�the good�察�hiding��
practicable night�察 �and lo� �at a touch the gas´jet of the
universe turned on�察�and up with the sun gets the providence of
honest people�察�puts off his night´cap�察�throws up his window��
stares out of house ´ and the  rogue must skulk again till dusk。 
Yet half an hour and�察�Macaire�察�you shall be safe and rich。  If
yon fool ´ my fool ´ would but  miscarry�察�if the dolt within
would hear and leap upon him�察�I could intervene�察�kill both�察�by
heaven ´ both�  � cry murder with the best�察 �and at one stroke
reap honour and gold。  For�察�Bertrand dead ´

BERTRAND ��FROM ABOVE��。  S'st�察�Macaire��

MACAIRE。  Is it done�察�dear boy�拭 �Come down。  ��BERTRAND DESCENDS。�� 
Sit down beside this light�此 �this is your ring of safety�察�budge
not beyond ´ the night is crowded with hobgoblins。  See ghosts
and tremble like a jelly if you must�察�but remember men are my
concern�察 �and at the creak of a man's foot�察�hist�  。�SHARPENING
HIS KNIFE UPON HIS SLEEVE。��  What is a knife�拭 �A plain man's
sword。

BERTRAND。  Not the knife�察�Macaire�察�O�察�not the knife��

MACAIRE。  My name is Self´Defence。  ��HE GOES UPSTAIRS AND ENTERS 
NUMBER THIRTEEN。��

BERTRAND。  He's in。  I hear a board creak。  What a night�察�what a 
night�  �Will he hear him�拭 �O Lord�察�my poor Macaire�  �I hear 
nothing�察�nothing。  The night's as empty as a dream�此 �he must hear
him�察�he cannot help but hear him�察�and then ´ O Macaire�察�Macaire�察�
come back to me。  It's death�察�and it's death�察�and it's death。 
Red�察�red�此 �a corpse。  Macaire to kill�察�Macaire to die�拭 �I'd
rather starve�察�I'd rather perish�察�than either�此 �I'm not fit�察�I'm
not fit�察 �for either�  �Why�察�how's this�拭 �I want to cry。  ��A
STROKE�察�AND GROAN  FROM ABOVE。��  God Almighty�察�one of them's
gone�  。�HE FALLS WITH HIS HEAD ON TABLE�察�R。  MACAIRE APPEARS AT
THE TOP OF THE STAIRS�察�DESCENDS�察�COMES AIRILY FORWARD AND TOUCHES
HIM ON THE SHOULDER。  BERTRAND�察�WITH A CRY�察�TURNS AND FALLS UPON
HIS NECK。��  O�察�O�察�and I thought I had lost him。  ��DAY BREAKING。��

MACAIRE。  The contrary�察�dear boy。  ��HE PRODUCES NOTES。��

BERTRAND。  What was it like��

MACAIRE。  Like�拭 �Nothing。  A little blood�察�a dead man。

BERTRAND。  Blood�  � 。 。 Dead�  �HE FALLS AT TABLE SOBBING。 
MACAIRE DIVIDES THE NOTES INTO TWO PARTS�察�ON THE SMALLER HE WIPES
THE  BLOODY KNIFE�察�AND FOLDING THE STAINS INWARD�察�THRUSTS THE
NOTES INTO BERTRAND'S FACE。��

MACAIRE。  What is life without the pleasures of the table��

BERTRAND ��TAKING AND POCKETING NOTES��。  Macaire�察�I can't get over
it。

MACAIRE。  My mark is the frontier�察�and at top speed。  Don't hang 
your jaw at me。  Up�察�up�察�at the double�察�pick me that cash´box��
and let's get the damned house fairly cleared。

BERTRAND。  I can't。  Did he bleed much��

MACAIRE。  Bleed�拭 �Must I bleed you�拭 �To work�察�or I'm dangerous。

BERTRAND。  It's all right�察�Macaire�察�I'm going。

MACAIRE。  Better so�此 �an old friend is nearly sacred。  ��FULL 
DAYLIGHT�此 �LIGHTS UP。  MACAIRE BLOWS OUT LANTERN。��

BERTRAND。  Where's the key��

MACAIRE。  Key�拭 �I tell you to pick it。

BERTRAND ��WITH THE BOX��。  But it's a patent lock。  Where is the 
key�拭 �You had it。

MACAIRE。  Will you pick that lock��

BERTRAND。  I can't�此 �it's a patent。  Where's the key��

MACAIRE。  If you will have it�察�I put it back in that old ass's 
pocket。

BERTRAND。  Bitten�察�I think。  ��MACAIRE DANCING MAD。��


SCENE II

To these�察�DUMONT

DUMONT。  Ah�察�friends�察�up so early�拭 �Catching the worm�察�catching
the worm��

MACAIRE。  Good´morning�察�good´morning� 。� SITTING ON THE TABLE

BERTRAND。  Early birds�察�early birds。  �� DISSEMBLING BOX。

DUMONT。  By the way�察�very remarkable thing�此 �I found the key。

MACAIRE。  No��

BERTRAND。  O��

DUMONT。  Perhaps a still more remarkable thing�此 �it was my key
that had the twisted handle。

MACAIRE。  I told you so。

DUMONT。  Now�察�what we have to do is to get the cash´box。  Hallo� �
what's that your sitting on��

BERTRAND。  Nothing。

MACAIRE。  The table�  �I beg your pardon。

DUMONT。  Why�察�it's my cash´box��

MACAIRE。  Why�察�so it is��

DUMONT。  It's very singular。

MACAIRE。  Diabolishly singular。

BERTRAND。  Early worms�察�early worms��

DUMONT ��BLOWING IN KEY��。  Well�察�I suppose you are still willing
to begone��

MACAIRE。  More than willing�察�my dear soul�此 �pressed�察�I may say��
for time�察�for though it had quite escaped my memory�察�I have an 
appointment in Turin with a lady of title。

DUMONT ��AT BOX��。  It's very odd。  ��BLOWS ITS KEY。��  It's a
singular thing ��BLOWING���察�key won't turn。  It's a patent。  Some
one must have tampered with the lock ��BLOWING��。  It's strangely
singular�察�it's singularly singular�  �I've shown this key to
commercial gentlemen all the way from Paris�此 �they never saw a
better key�  。�MORE BUSINESS��。  Well ��GIVING IT UP AND LOOKING
REPROACHFULLY ON KEY���察�that's pretty singular。

MACAIRE。  Let me try。  ��HE TRIES�察�AND FLINGS DOWN THE KEY WITH A 
CURSE。��  Bitten。

BERTRAND。  Sold again。

DUMONT ��PICKING UP KEY��。  It's a patent key。

MACAIRE ��TO BERTRAND��。  The game's up�此 �we must save the swag。 
��TO  DUMONT。��  Sir�察�since your key�察�on which I invoke the blight
of Egypt�察�has once more defaulted�察�my feelings are unequal to a 
repetition of yesterday's distress�察�and I shall simply pad the 
hoof。  From Turin you shall receive the address of my banker�察�and
may prosperity attend your ventures。  ��TO BERTRAND。��  Now�察�boy�  �
��TO DUMONT。��  Embrace my fatherless child� �farewell�  。�MACAIRE
AND BERTRAND TURN TO GO OFF AND ARE MET IN THE DOOR BY THE
GENDARMES。��


SCENE III

To these�察�the BRIGADIER and GENDARMES

BRIGADIER。  Let no man leave the house。

MACAIRE。  Bitten。      �� ASIDE。

BERTRAND。  Sold again。 ��

DUMONT。  Welcome�察�old friend��

BRIGADIER。  It is not the friend that comes�察�it is the Brigadier。
Summon your guests�此 �I must investigate their passports。  I am in
pursuit of a notorious malefactor�察�Robert Macaire。

DUMONT。  But I was led to believe that both Macaire and his 
accomplice had been arrested and condemned。

BRIGADIER。  They were�察�but they have once more escaped for the 
moment�察�and justice is indefatigable。  ��HE SITS AT TABLE R。��  
Dumont�察�a bottle of white wine。

MACAIRE ��TO DUMONT��。  My excellent friend�察�I will discharge your 
commission�察�and return with all speed。  ��GOING。��

BRIGADIER。  Halt��

MACAIRE ��RETURNING�此 �AS IF HE SAW BRIGADIER FOR THE FIRST TIME��。 
Ha�拭�a member of the force�拭 �Charmed�察�I'm sure。  But you
misconceive  me�此 �I return at once�察�and my friend remains behind
to answer for me。

BRIGADIER。  Justice is insensible to friendship。  I shall deal
with you in due time。  Dumont�察�that bottle。

MACAIRE。  Sir�察�my friend and I�察�who are students of character�察�
would grasp the opportunity to share and ´ may one add�拭 � to pay 
the bottle。  Dumont�察�three��

BERTRAND。  For God's sake�  。�ENTER ALINE AND MAIDS。��

MACAIRE。  My friend is an author�此 �so�察�in a humbler way�察�am I。  
Your knowledge of the criminal classes naturally tempts one to 
pursue so interesting an acquaintance。

BRIGADIER。  Justice is impartial。  Gentlemen

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