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RIVERS。 Stupendiously pleased to make your acquaintance�察�Mr。
Deakin�察�split me��
��BRODIE。 We don't often see England's heroes our way�察�Captain��
but when we do�察�we make them infernally welcome。
RIVERS。 Prettily put�察�sink me� �A demned genteel sentiment�察�stap
my vitals�。А�
BRODIE。 Oh Captain� �you flatter me。 ��We Scotsmen have our
qualities�察�I suppose�察�but we are but rough and ready at the best。
There's nothing like your Englishman for genuine distinction。 He
is nearer France than we are�察�and smells of his neighbourhood。
That d´d thing�察�the JE NE SAIS QUOI�察�too� �Lard�察�Lard�察�split me� �
stap my vitals� �O such manners are pure�察�pure�察�pure。 They are��
by the shade of Claude Duval�。�
RIVERS。 Mr。 Deakin�察�Mr。 Deakin ��this is passatively too much�А�
What will you sip�拭 �Give it the Hanar of a neam。
BRODIE。 By these most Hanarable hands now�察�Captain�察�you shall
not。 On such an occasion I could play host with Lucifer
himself。 Here�察�Clarke�察�Mother Midnight� �Down with you�察�Captain��
��FORCING HIM BOISTEROUSLY INTO A CHAIR。�� I don't know if you can
lie�察�but�察�sink me� �you shall sit。 ��DRINKING�察�ETC。�察�IN
DUMB´SHOW。��
MOORE ��ASIDE TO SMITH��。 We've nobbled him�察�Geordie��
SMITH ��ASIDE TO MOORE��。 As neat as ninepence� �He's taking it
down like mother's milk。 But there'll be wigs on the green
to´morrow�察�Badger� �It'll be tuppence and toddle with George
Smith。
MOORE。 O muck� �Who's afraid of him�拭 。�TO AINSLIE。�� Hang on�察�
Slinkie。
HUNT ��WHO IS FEIGNING DRUNKENNESS�察�AND HAS OVERHEARD�察�ASIDE��。 By
jingo��
��RIVERS。 Will you sneeze�察�Mr。 Deakin�察�sir��
BRODIE。 Thanks�察�I have all the vices�察�Captain。 You must send me
some of your rappee。 It is passatively perfect。��
RIVERS。 Mr。 Deakin�察�I do myself the Hanar of a sip to you。
BRODIE。 Topsy´turvy with the can��
MOORE ��ASIDE TO SMITH��。 That made him wink。
BRODIE。 Your high and mighty hand�察�my Captain� �Shall we dice ´
dice ´ dice�拭 。�DUMB´SHOW BETWEEN THEM。��
AINSLIE ��ASIDE TO MOORE��。 I'm sayin' ´��
MOORE。 What's up now��
AINSLIE。 I'm no to gie him the coggit dice��
MOORE。 The square ones�察�rot you� �Ain't he got to lose every
brass farden��
AINSLIE。 What'll like be my share��
MOORE。 You mucking well leave that to me。
RIVERS。 Well�察�Mr。 Deakin�察�if you passatively will have me shake
a Helbow ´
BRODIE。 Where are the bones�察�Ainslie�拭 �Where are the dice�察�Lord
George�拭 。�AINSLIE GIVES THE DICE AND DICE´BOX TO BRODIE�察�AND
PRIVATELY A SECOND PAIR OF DICE。�� Old Fortune's counters the
bonnie money´catching�察�money´breeding bones� �Hark to their dry
music� �Scotland against England� �Sit round�察�you tame devils��
and put your coins on me��
SMITH。 Easy does it�察�my lord of high degree� �Keep cool。
BRODIE。 Cool's the word�察�Captain ´ a cool twenty on the first��
RIVERS。 Done and done。 ��THEY PLAY。��
HUNT ��ASIDE TO MOORE�察�A LITTLE DRUNK��。 Ain't that 'ere Scotch
gentleman�察�your friend�察�too drunk to play�察�sir��
MOORE。 You hold your jaw�察�that's what's the matter with you。
AINSLIE。 He's waur nor he looks。 He's knockit the box aff the
table。
SMITH ��PICKING UP BOX��。 That's the way we does it。 Ten to one
and no takers��
BRODIE。 Deuces again� �More liquor�察�Mother Clarke��
SMITH。 Hooray our side� 。�POUTING OUT。�� George and his pal for
ever��
BRODIE。 Deuces again�察�by heaven� �Another��
RIVERS。 Done��
BRODIE。 Ten more�察�money's made to go。 On with you��
RIVERS。 Sixes。
BRODIE。 Deuce´ace。 Death and judgment�拭 �Double or quits��
RIVERS。 Drive on� �Sixes。
SMITH。 Fire away�察�brave boys� 。�TO MOORE�� It's Tally´ho´the´
Grinder�察�Hump��
BRODIE。 Treys� �Death and the pit� �How much have you got there��
RIVERS。 A cool forty´five。
BRODIE。 I play you thrice the lot。
RIVERS。 Who's afraid��
SMITH。 Stand by�察�Badger��
RIVERS。 Cinq´ace。
BRODIE。 My turn now。 ��HE JUGGLES IN AND USES THE SECOND PAIR OF
DICE。�� Aces� �Aces again� �What's this�拭 。�PICKING UP DICE。��
Sold� � 。 。 You play false�察�you hound��
RIVERS。 You lie��
BRODIE。 In your teeth。 ��OVERTURNS TABLE�察�AND GOES FOR HIM。��
MOORE。 Here�察�none o' that。 ��THEY HOLD HIM BACK。 STRUGGLE。��
SMITH。 Hold on�察�Deacon��
BRODIE。 Let me go。 Hands off�察�I say� �I'll not touch him。
��STANDS WEIGHING DICE IN HIS HAND。�� But as for that thieving
whinger�察�Ainslie�察�I'll cut his throat between this dark and
to´morrow's。 To the bone。 ��ADDRESSING THE COMPANY。�� Rogues��
rogues�察�rogues� 。�SINGING WITHOUT。�� Ha� �what's that��
AINSLIE。 It's the psalm´singing up by at the Holy Weaver's。 And
O Deacon�察�if ye're a Christian man ´
THE PSALM WITHOUT�此� 'Lord�察�who shall stand�察�if Thou�察�O Lord��
Should'st mark iniquity�拭�But yet with Thee forgiveness is�察�That
feared Thou may'st be。'
BRODIE。 I think I'll go。 'My son the Deacon was aye regular at
kirk。' If the old man could see his son�察�the Deacon� �I think
I'll ´ Ay�察�who SHALL stand�拭 �There's the rub� �And forgiveness��
too�拭 �There's a long word for you� �I learnt it all lang syne��
and now 。 。 。 hell and ruin are on either hand of me�察�and the
devil has me by the leg。 'My son�察�the Deacon 。 。 。 ��' Eh�察�God��
but there's no fool like an old fool� 。�BECOMING CONSCIOUS OF THE
OTHERS。�� Rogues��
SMITH。 Take my arm�察�Deacon。
BRODIE。 Down�察�dog�察�down� 。�Stay and be drunk with your equals。�А�
Gentlemen and ladies�察�I have already cursed you pretty heavily。
Let me do myself the pleasure of wishing you ´ a very ´ good
evening。 ��AS HE GOES OUT�察�HUNT�察�WHO HAS BEEN STAGGERING ABOUT IN
THE CROWD�察�FALLS ON A SETTLE�察�AS ABOUT TO SLEEP。��
ACT´DROP。
ACT II。
TABLEAU。 EVIL AND GOOD
The Stage represents the Deacon's workshop�察�benches�察�shavings�察�
tools�察�boards�察�and so forth。 Doors�察�C。 on the street�察�and L。
into the house。 Without�察�church bells�察�not a chime�察�but a slow
brokentocsin。
SCENE I
BRODIE ��SOLUS��。 My head� �my head� �It's the sickness of the
grave。 And those bells go on 。 。 。 go on� � 。 。 inexorable as
death and judgment。 ��There they go�察�the trumpets of
respectability�察�sounding encouragement to the world to do and
spare not�察�and not to be found out。 Found out� �And to those who
are they toll as when a man goes to the gallows。�А �Turn where I
will are pitfalls hell´deep。 Mary and her dowry�察�Jean and her
child ´ my child�察�the dirty scoundrel Moore�察�my uncle and his
trust�察�perhaps the man from Bow Street。 Debt�察�vice�察�cruelty��
dishonour�察�crime�察�the whole canting�察�lying�察�double´dealing��
beastly business� �'My son the Deacon ´ Deacon of the Wrights��'
My thoughts sicken at it。 ��Oh the Deacon�察�the Deacon� �Where's a
hat for the Deacon�拭�where's a hat for the Deacon's headache��
��SEARCHING��。 This place is a piggery。 To be respectable and not
to find one's hat。��
SCENE II
To him�察�JEAN�察�a baby in her shawl。 C。
JEAN ��WHO HAS ENTERED SILENTLY DURING THE DEACON'S LAST WORDS��。
It's me�察�Wullie。
BRODIE ��TURNING UPON HER��。 What� �You here again�拭 。�you again�。�
JEAN。 Deacon�察�I'm unco vexed。
BRODIE。 Do you know what you do�拭 �Do you know what you risk�拭�
��Is there nothing ´ nothing� � will make you spare me this
idiotic�察�wanton prosecution�殖�
JEAN。 I was wrong to come yestreen�察�I ken that fine。 But the
day it's different�察�I but to come the day�察�Deacon�察�though I ken
fine it's the Sabbath�察�and I think shame to be seen upon the
streets。
BRODIE。 See here�察�Jean。 You must go now。 I come to you
to´night�察�I swear that。 But now I'm for the road。
JEAN。 No till you've heard me�察�William Brodie。 Do ye think I
came to pleasure mysel'�察�where I'm no wanted�拭 �I've a pride o' my
ains。
BRODIE。 Jean�察�I am going now。 If you please to stay on alone��
in this house of mine�察�where I wish I could say you are welcome��
stay ��GOING��。
JEAN。 It's the man frae Bow Street。
BRODIE。 Bow Street��
JEAN。 I thocht ye would hear me。 Ye think little o' me�察�but
it's mebbe a braw thing for you that I think sae muckle o'
William Brodie 。 。 。 ill as it sets me。
BRODIE。 ��You don't know what is on my mind�察�Jeannie�察�else you
would forgive me。�А �Bow Street��
JEAN。 It's the man Hunt�此 �him that was here yestreen for the
Fiscal。
BRODIE。 Hunt��
JEAN。 He kens a hantle。 He 。 。 。 Ye maunna be angered wi' me�察�
Wullie� �I said what I shouldna。
BRODIE。 Said�拭 �Said what��
JEAN。 Just that ye were a guid frien' to me。 He made believe he
was awful sorry for me�察�because ye gied me nae siller�察�and I
said�察�'Wha tellt him that��' and that he lee'd。
BRODIE。 God knows he did� �What next��
JEAN。 He was that soft´spoken�察�butter wouldna melt in his mouth��
and he keept aye harp�察�harpin'�察�but after that let out�察�he got
neither black nor white frae me。 Just that ae word and nae mair��
and at the hinder end he just speired straucht out�察�whaur it was
ye got your siller frae。
BRODIE。 Where I got my siller��
JEAN。 Ay�察�that was it� �'You ken��' says he。
BRODIE。 Did he�拭�and what said you��
JEAN。 I couldna think on naething�察�but just that he was a gey
and clever gentleman。
BRODIE。 You should have said I was in trade�察�and had a good
business。 That's what you should have said。 That's what you
would have said had you been worth your salt。 But it's blunder��
blunder�察�outside an