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noise�察�and let me sleep my fill to´morrow morning till I wake��
MARY。 Poor Will� �How selfish I must have seemed� �You should
have told me sooner�察�and I wouldn't have worried you。 Come
along。
��SHE GOES OUT�察�PUSHING CHAIR。��
SCENE IX
BRODIE
��HE CLOSES�察�LOCKS�察�AND DOUBLE´BOLTS BOTH DOORS��
BRODIE。 Now for one of the Deacon's headaches� �Rogues all��
rogues all� 。�GOES TO CLOTHES´PRESS�察�AND PROCEEDS TO CHANGE HIS
COAT。�� On with the new coat and into the new life� �Down with
the Deacon and up with the robber� 。�CHANGING NECK´BAND AND
RUFFLES。�� Eh God� �how still the house is� �There's something in
hypocrisy after all。 If we were as good as we seem�察�what would
the world be�拭 。�The city has its vizard on�察�and we ´ at night we
are our naked selves。 Trysts are keeping�察�bottles cracking��
knives are stripping�察�and here is Deacon Brodie flaming forth the
man of men he is�。А � How still it is� � 。 。 My father and Mary ´
Well� �the day for them�察�the night for me�察�the grimy cynical night
that makes all cats grey�察�and all honesties of one complexion。
Shall a man not have HALF a life of his own�拭 � not eight hours
out of twenty´four�拭 。�Eight shall he have should he dare the pit
of Tophet。�А 。�TAKES OUT MONEY。�� Where's the blunt�拭 �I must be
cool to´night�察�or 。 。 。 steady�察�Deacon�察�you must win�察�damn you��
you must� �You must win back the dowry that you've stolen�察�and
marry your sister�察�and pay your debts�察�and gull the world a
little longer� 。�AS HE BLOWS OUT THE LIGHTS。�� The Deacon's going
to bed ´ the poor sick Deacon� �ALLONS� 。�THROWS UP THE WINDOW��
AND LOOKS OUT。�� Only the stars to see me� 。�ADDRESSING THE BED。��
Lie there�察�Deacon� �sleep and be well to´morrow。 As for me�察�I'm a
man once more till morning。 ��GETS OUT OF THE WINDOW。��
TABLEAU II。 HUNT THE RUNNER
THE SCENE REPRESENTS THE PROCURATOR'S OFFICE。
SCENE I
LAWSON�察�HUNT
��LAWSON ��ENTERING��。 Step your ways in�察�Officer。 ��AT WING。�� Mr。
Carfrae�察�give a chair to yon decent wife that cam' in wi' me。
Nae news��
A VOICE WITHOUT。 Naething�察�sir。
LAWSON ��SITTING��。 Weel�察�Officer�察�and what can I do for you�殖�
HUNT。 Well�察�sir�察�as I was saying�察�I've an English warrant for
the apprehension of one Jemmy Rivers�察�ALIAS Captain Starlight��
now at large within your jurisdiction。
LAWSON。 That'll be the highwayman��
HUNT。 That same�察�Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal。 The Captain's given me
a hard hunt of it this time。 I dropped on his marks first at
Huntingdon�察�but he was away North�察�and I had to up and after him。
I heard of him all along the York road�察�for he's a light hand on
the pad�察�has Jemmy�察�and leaves his mark。 ��I missed him at York
by four´and´twenty hours�察�and lost him for as much more。 Then I
picked him up again at Carlisle�察�and we made a race of it for the
Border�察�but he'd a better nag�察�and was best up in the road�察�so I
had to wait till I ran him to earth in Edinburgh here and could
get a new warrant。�А �So here I am�察�sir。 They told me you were an
active sort of gentleman�察�and I'm an active man myself。 And Sir
John Fielding�察�Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal�察�he's an active gentleman�察�
likewise�察�though he's blind as a himage�察�and he desired his
compliments to you�察。�sir�察�and said that between us he thought
we'd do the trick�А�
LAWSON。 Ay�察�he'll be a fine man�察�Sir John。 Hand me owre your
papers�察�Hunt�察�and you'll have your new warrant QUAM PRIMUM。 And
see here�察�Hunt�察�ye'll aiblins have a while to yoursel'�察�and an
active man�察�as ye say ye are�察�should aye be grinding grist。
We're sair forfeuchen wi' our burglaries。 NON CONSTAT DE
PERSONA。 We canna get a grip o' the delinquents。 Here is the
HUE AND CRY。 Ye see there is a guid two hundred pounds for ye。
HUNT。 Well�察�Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal ��I ain't a rich man�察�and two
hundred's two hundred。 Thereby�察�sir�В察�I don't mind telling you
I've had a bit of a worry at it already。 You see�察�Mr。
Procurator´Fiscal�察�I had to look into a ken to´night about the
Captain�察�and an old cock always likes to be sure of his walk�察�so
I got one of your Scotch officers ´ him as was so polite as to
show me round to Mr。 Brodie's ´ to give me full particulars about
the 'ouse�察�and the flash companions that use it。 In his list I
drop on the names of two old lambs of my own�察�and I put it to
you�察�Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal�察�as a genleman as knows the world�察�if
what's a black sheep in London is likely or not to be keeping
school in Edinburgh��
LAWSON。 COELUM NON ANIMUM。 A just observe。
HUNT。 I'll give it a thought�察�sir�察�and see if I can't kill two
birds with one stone。 Talking of which�察�Mr。 Procurator´Fiscal��
I'd like to have a bit of a confab with that nice young woman as
came to pay her rent。
LAWSON。 Hunt�察�that's a very decent woman。
HUNT。 And a very decent woman may have mighty queer pals�察�Mr。
Procurator´Fiscal。 Lord love you�察�sir�察�I don't know what the
profession would do without 'em��
LAWSON。 Ye're vera richt�察�Hunt。 An active and a watchful
officer。 I'll send her in till ye。
SCENE II
HUNT ��SOLUS��
Two hundred pounds reward。 Curious thing。 One burglary after
another�察�and these Scotch blockheads without a man to show for
it。 Jock runs east�察�and Sawney cuts west�察�everything's at a
deadlock�察�and they go on calling themselves thief´catchers� 。�By
jingo�察�I'll show them how we do it down South� �Well�察�I've worn
out a good deal of saddle leather over Jemmy Rivers�察�but here's
for new breeches if you like。�А �Let's have another queer at the
list。 ��READS。�� 'Humphrey Moore�察�otherwise Badger�察�aged forty��
thick´set�察�dark�察�close´cropped�察�has been a prize´fighter�察�no
apparent occupation。' Badger's an old friend of mine�察�'George
Smith�察�otherwise the Dook�察�otherwise Jingling Geordie�察�red´haired
and curly�察�slight�察�flash�察�an old thimble´rig�察�has been a
stroller�察�suspected of smuggling�察�an associate of loose women。'
G。 S。�察�Esquire�察�is another of my flock。 'Andrew Ainslie��
otherwise Slink Ainslie�察�aged thirty´five�察�thin�察�white´faced��
lank´haired�察�no occupation�察�has been in trouble for reset of
theft and subornation of youth�察�might be useful as king's
evidence。' That's an acquaintance to make。 'Jock Hamilton�察�
otherwise Sweepie��' and so on。 ��'Willie M'Glashan��' hum ´ yes��
and so on�察�and so on。�А �Ha� �here's the man I want。 'William
Brodie�察�Deacon of the Wrights�察�about thirty�察�tall�察�slim�察�dark��
wears his own hair�察�is often at Clarke's�察�but seemingly for
purposes of amusement only�察。�is nephew to the Procurator´Fiscal��
is commercially sound�察�but has of late ��it is supposed�� been
short of cash�察�has lost much at cock´fighting�撮А�is proud�察�clever��
of good repute�察�but is fond of adventures and secrecy�察�and keeps
low company。' Now�察�here's what I ask myself�此 �here's this list
of the family party that drop into Mother Clarke's�察�it's been in
the hands of these nincompoops for weeks�察�and I'm the first to
cry Queer Street� �Two well´known cracksmen�察�Badger and the Dook��
why�察�there's Jack in the Orchard at once。 This here topsawyer
work they talk about�察�of course that's a chalk above Badger and
the Dook。 But how about our Mohock´tradesman�拭 �'Purposes of
amusement��' What next�拭 �Deacon of the Wrights�拭�and wright in
their damned lingo means a kind of carpenter�察�I fancy�拭 �Why��
damme�察�it's the man's trade� �I'll look you up�察�Mr。 William
Brodie�察�Deacon of the Wrights。 As sure as my name's Jerry Hunt��
I wouldn't take one´ninety´nine in gold for my chance of that
'ere two hundred��
SCENE III
HUNT�察�to him JEAN
HUNT。 Well�察�my dear�察�and how about your gentleman friend now�拭�
How about Deacon Brodie��
JEAN。 I dinna ken your name�察�sir�察�nor yet whae ye are�察�but this
is a very poor employ for ony gentleman ´ it sets ill wi' ony
gentleman to cast my shame in my teeth。
HUNT。 Lord love you�察�my dear�察�that ain't my line of country。
Suppose you're not married and churched a hundred thousand times��
what odds to Jerry Hunt�拭 �Jerry�察�my Pamela Prue�察�is a cove as
might be your parent�察�a cove renowned for the ladies' friend ��and
he's dead certain to be on your side�А� What I can't get over is
this�此 �here's this Mr。 Deacon Brodie doing the genteel at home��
and leaving a nice young 'oman like you ´ as a cove may say ´ to
take it out on cold potatoes。 That's what I can't get over�察�Mrs。
Watt。 I'm a family man myself�察�and I can't get over it。
JEAN。 And whae said that to ye�拭 �They lee'd whatever。 I get
naething but guid by him�察�and I had nae richt to gang to his
house�察�and O�察�I just ken I've been the ruin of him��
HUNT。 Don't you take on�察�Mrs。 Watt。 Why�察�now I hear you piping
up for him�察�I begin to think a lot of him myself。 I like a cove
to be open´handed and free。
JEAN。 Weel�察�sir�察�and he's a' that。
HUNT。 Well�察�that shows what a wicked world this is。 Why�察�they
told me ´ 。 Well�察�well�察�'here's the open 'and and the 'appy
'art。' And how much�察�my dear ´ speaking as a family man ´ now��
how much might your gentleman friend stand you in the course of a
year��
JEAN。 What's your wull��
HUNT。 That's a mighty fancy shawl�察�Mrs。 Watt。 ��I should like to
take its next´door neighbour to Mrs。 Hunt in King Street�察�Common
Garden。�А �What's about the figure��
JEAN。 It's paid for。 Ye can sweir to that。