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MARY。 O be kind�察�be kind to me。
BRODIE。 Kind�拭 �I am kind。 I'm only ill and worried�察�can't you
see�拭 �Whimpering�拭 �I knew it� �Sit down�察�you goose� �Where do you
women get your tears��
MARY。 Why are you so cross with me�拭 �Oh�察�Will�察�you have forgot
your sister� �Remember�察�dear�察�that I have nobody but you。 It's
your own fault�察�Will�察�if you've taught me to come to you for
kindness�察�for I always found it。 And I mean you shall be kind to
me again。 I know you will�察�for this is my great need�察�and the
day I've missed my mother sorest。 Just a nice look�察�dear�察�and a
soft tone in your voice�察�to give me courage�察�for I can tell you
nothing till I know that you're my own brother once again。
BRODIE。 If you'd take a hint�察�you'd put it off till to´morrow。
But I suppose you won't。 On�察�then�察�I'm listening。 I'm
listening��
MARY。 Mr。 Leslie has asked me to be his wife。
BRODIE。 He has�察�has he��
MARY。 And I have consented。
BRODIE。 And 。。。��
MARY。 You can say that to me�拭 �And that is all you have to say��
BRODIE。 O no�察�not all。
MARY。 Speak out�察�sir。 I am not afraid。
BRODIE。 I suppose you want my consent��
MARY。 Can you ask��
BRODIE。 I didn't know。 You seem to have got on pretty well
without it so far。
MARY。 O shame on you� �shame on you��
BRODIE。 Perhaps you may be able to do without it altogether。 I
hope so。 For you'll never have it。 。。。 Mary� �。。 I hate to see
you look like that。 If I could say anything else�察�believe me�察�I
would say it。 But I have said all�察�every word is spoken�察�there's
the end。
MARY。 It shall not be the end。 You owe me explanation�察�and I'll
have it。
BRODIE。 Isn't my 'No' enough�察�Mary��
MARY。 It might be enough for me�察�but it is not�察�and it cannot
be�察�enough for him。 He has asked me to be his wife�察�he tells me
his happiness is in my hands ´ poor hands�察�but they shall not
fail him�察�if my poor heart should break� �If he has chosen and
set his hopes upon me�察�of all women in the world�察�I shall find
courage somewhere to be worthy of the choice。 And I dare you to
leave this room until you tell me all your thoughts ´ until you
prove that this is good and right。
BRODIE。 Good and right�拭 �They are strange words�察�Mary。 I mind
the time when it was good and right to be your father's daughter
and your brother's sister 。 。 。 Now� � 。 。
MARY。 Have I changed�拭 �Not even in thought。 My father�察�Walter
says�察�shall live and die with us。 He shall only have gained
another son。 And you ´ you know what he thinks of you�察�you know
what I would do for you。
BRODIE。 Give him up。
MARY。 I have told you�此 �not without a reason。
BRODIE。 You must。
MARY。 I will not。
BRODIE。 What if I told you that you could only compass your
happiness and his at the price of my ruin��
MARY。 Your ruin��
BRODIE。 Even so。
MARY。 Ruin��
BRODIE。 It has an ugly sound�察�has it not��
MARY。 O Willie�察�what have you done�拭 �What have you done�拭 �What
have you done��
BRODIE。 I cannot tell you�察�Mary。 But you may trust me。 You
must give up this Leslie 。 。 。 and at once。 It is to save me。
MARY。 I would die for you�察�dear�察�you know that。 But I cannot be
false to him。 Even for you�察�I cannot be false to him。
BRODIE。 We shall see。 Let me take you to your room。 Come。
And�察�remember�察�it is for your brother's sake。 It is to save me。
MARY。 I am true Brodie。 Give me time�察�and you shall not find me
wanting。 But it is all so sudden 。。。 so strange and dreadful� �
You will give me time�察�will you not�拭 �I am only a woman�察�and 。。。
O my poor Walter� �It will break his heart� �It will break his
heart� 。�A KNOCK。��
BRODIE。 You hear��
MARY。 Yes�察�yes。 Forgive me。 I am going。 I will go。 It is to
save you�察�is it not�拭 �To save you。 Walter 。 。 。 Mr。 Leslie 。。。 O
Deacon�察�Deacon�察�God forgive you� 。�SHE GOES OUT。��
BRODIE。 Amen。 But will He��
SCENE VII
BRODIE�察�HUNT
HUNT ��HAT IN HAND��。 Mr。 Deacon Brodie�察�I believe��
BRODIE。 I am he�察�Mr。 ´
HUNT。 Hunt�察�sir�察�an officer from Sir John Fielding of Bow
Street。
BRODIE。 There can be no better passport than the name。 In what
can I serve you��
HUNT。 You'll excuse me�察�Mr。 Deacon。
BRODIE。 Your duty excuses you�察�Mr。 Hunt。
HUNT。 Your obedient。 The fact is�察�Mr。 Deacon ��we in the office
see a good deal of the lives of private parties�察�and I needn't
tell a gentleman of your experience it's part of our duty to hold
our tongues。 Now�В察�it's come to my knowledge that you are a
trifle jokieous。 Of course I know there ain't any harm in that。
I've been young myself�察�Mr。 Deacon�察�and speaking ´
BRODIE。 O�察�but pardon me。 Mr。 Hunt�察�I am not going to discuss
my private character with you。
HUNT。 To be sure you ain't。 ��And do I blame you�拭 �Not me。�А�
But�察�speaking as one man of the world to another�察�you naturally
see a great deal of bad company。
BRODIE。 Not half so much as you do。 But I see what you're
driving at�察�and if I can illuminate the course of justice�察�you
may command me。 ��HE SITS�察�AND MOTIONS HUNT TO DO LIKEWISE。��
HUNT。 I was dead sure of it�察�and 'and upon 'art�察�Mr。 Deacon�察�I
thank you。 Now ��CONSULTING POCKET´BOOK���察�did you ever meet a
certain George Smith��
BRODIE。 The fellow they call Jingling Geordie�拭 。�HUNT NODS。��
Yes。
HUNT。 Bad character。
BRODIE。 Let us say 。 。 。 disreputable。
HUNT。 Any means of livelihood��
BRODIE。 I really cannot pretend to guess�察�I have met the
creature at cock´fights ��which�察�as you know�察�are my weakness�А�
Perhaps he bets。
HUNT。 ��Mr。 Deacon�察�from what I know of the gentleman�察�I should
say that if he don't ´ if he ain't open to any mortal thing ´ he
ain't the man I mean。�А �He used to be about with a man called
Badger Moore。
BRODIE。 The boxer��
HUNT。 That's him。 Know anything of him��
BRODIE。 Not much。 I lost five pieces on him in a fight�察�and I
fear he sold his backers。
HUNT。 Speaking as one admirer of the noble art to another�察�Mr。
Deacon�察�the losers always do。 I suppose the Badger cockfights
like the rest of us��
BRODIE。 I have met him in the pit。
HUNT。 Well�察�it's a pretty sport。 I'm as partial to a main as
anybody。
BRODIE。 It's not an elegant taste�察�Mr。 Hunt。
HUNT。 It costs as much as though it was。 And that reminds me�察�
speaking as one sportsman to another�察�Mr。 Deacon�察�I was sorry to
hear that you've been dropping a hatful of money lately。
BRODIE。 You are very good。
HUNT。 Four hundred in three months�察�they tell me。
BRODIE。 Ah��
HUNT。 So they say�察�sir。
BRODIE。 They have a perfect right to say so�察�Mr。 Hunt。
HUNT。 And you to do the other thing�拭 �Well�察�I'm a good hand at
keeping close myself。
BRODIE。 I am not consulting you�察�Mr。 Hunt�察�'tis you who are
consulting me。 And if there is nothing else ��RISING�� in which I
can pretend to serve you 。 。 。 ��
HUNT ��RISING��。 That's about all�察�sir�察�unless you can put me on
to anything good in the way of heckle and spur�拭 �I'd try to look
in。
BRODIE。 O�察�come�察�Mr。 Hunt�察�if you have nothing to do�察�frankly
and flatly I have。 This is not the day for such a conversation��
and so good´bye to you。 ��A KNOCKING�察�C。��
HUNT。 Servant�察�Mr。 Deacon。 ��SMITH AND MOORE�察�WITHOUT WAITING TO
BE ANSWERED�察�OPEN AND ENTER�察�C。 THEY ARE WELL INTO THE ROOM
BEFORE THEY OBSERVE HUNT。�� ��Talk of the Devil�察�sir�。�
BRODIE。 What brings you here�拭 。�SMITH AND MOORE�察�CONFOUNDED BY
THE OFFICER'S PRESENCE�察�SLOUCH TOGETHER TO RIGHT OF DOOR。 HUNT�察�
STOPPING AS HE GOES OUT�察�CONTEMPLATES THE PAIR�察�SARCASTICALLY。
THIS IS SUPPORTED BY MOORE WITH SULLEN BRAVADO�察�BY SMITH�察�WITH
CRINGING AIRINESS。��
HUNT ��DIGGING SMITH IN THE RIBS��。 Why�察�you are the very parties
I was looking for� 。�HE GOES OUT�察�C。��
SCENE VIII
BRODIE�察�MOORE�察�SMITH
MOORE。 Wot was that cove here about��
BRODIE ��WITH FOLDED ARMS�察�HALF´SITTING ON BENCH��。 He was here
about you。
SMITH ��STILL QUITE DISCOUNTENANCED��。 About us�拭 �Scissors� �And
what did you tell him��
BRODIE ��SAME ATTITUDE��。 I spoke of you as I have found you。 ��I
told him you were a disreputable hound�察�and that Moore had
crossed a fight。�А �I told him you were a drunken ass�察�and Moore
an incompetent and dishonest boxer。
MOORE。 Look here�察�Deacon� �Wot's up�拭 �Wot I ses is�察�if a cove's
got any thundering grudge agin a cove�察�why can't he spit it out��
I ses。
BRODIE。 Here are my answers ��PRODUCING PURSE AND DICE��。 These
are both too light。 This purse is empty�察�these dice are not
loaded。 Is it indiscretion to inquire how you share�拭 �Equal with
the Captain�察�I presume��
SMITH。 It's as easy as my eye�察�Deakin。 Slink Ainslie got
letting the merry glass go round�察�and didn't know the right bones
from the wrong。 That's Hall。
BRODIE。 ��What clumsy liars you are��
SMITH。 In boyhood's hour�察�Deakin�察�he were called Old Truthful。
Little did he think ´��
BRODIE。 What is your errand��
MOORE。 Business。
SMITH。 After the melancholy games of last night�察�Deakin�察�which
no one deplores so much as George Smith�察�we thought we'd trot
round ´ didn't us�察�Hump�拭�and see how you and your bankers was
a´getting on。
BRODIE。 Will you tell me your errand��
MOORE。 You're dry�察�ain't you��
BRODIE。 Am I��