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And also taken possession�拭 �In the place
Wherein the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth
Shall the dogs lick thy blood��ay�察�even thine��
Both of the Deacons start from their seats。
And Ahab then�察�the King of Israel��
Said�察�Hast thou found me�察�O mine enemy��
Elijah the Prophet answered�察�I have found thee��
So will it be with those who have stirred up
The Sons of Belial here to bear false witness
And swear away the lives of innocent people��
Their enemy will find them out at last��
The Prophet's voice will thunder�察�I have found thee��
��Exeunt。
SCENE IV。 Meadows on Ipswich River�察�COREY and his men mowing�察�
COREY in advance。
COREY。
Well done�察�my men。 You see�察�I lead the field��
I'm an old man�察�but I can swing a scythe
Better than most of yon�察�though you be younger。
Hangs his scythe upon a tree。
GLOYD ��aside to the others��。
How strong he is� �It's supernatural。
No man so old as he is has such strength。
The Devil helps him��
COREY ��wiping his forehead��。
Now we'll rest awhile��
And take our nooning。 What's the matter with you��
You are not angry with me��are you�察�Gloyd��
Come�察�come�察�we will not quarrel。 Let's be friends。
It's an old story�察�that the Raven said��
;Read the Third of Colossians and fifteenth。;
GLOYD。
You're handier at the scythe�察�but I can beat you
At wrestling。
COREY。
Well�察�perhaps so。 I don't know。
I never wrestled with you。 Why�察�you're vexed��
Come�察�come�察�don't bear a grudge。
GLOYD。
You are afraid。
COREY。
What should I bc afraid of�拭 �All bear witness
The challenge comes from him。 Now�察�then�察�my man。
They wrestle�察�and GLOYD is thrown。
ONE OF THE MEN。
That's a fair fall。
ANOTHER。
'T was nothing but a foil��
OTHERS。
You've hurt him��
COREY ��helping GLOYD rise��。
No�察�this meadow´land is soft。
You're not hurt��are you�察�Gloyd��
GLOYD ��rising��。
No�察�not much hurt。
COREY。
Well�察�then�察�shake hands�察�and there's an end of it。
How do you like that Cornish hug�察�my lad��
And now we'll see what's in our basket here。
GLOYD ��aside��。
The Devil and all his imps are in that man��
The clutch of his ten fingers burns like fire��
COREY ��reverentially taking off his hat��。
God bless the food He hath provided for us��
And make us thankful for it�察�for Christ's sake��
He lifts up a keg of cider�察�and drinks from it。
GLOYD。
Do you see that�拭 �Don't tell me it's not Witchcraft
Two of us could not lift that cask as he does��
COREY puts down the keg�察�and opens a basket。 A voice is heard
calling。
VOICE。
Ho� �Corey�察�Corey��
COREY。
What is that�拭 �I surely
Heard some one calling me by name��
VOICE。
Giles Corey��
Enter a boy�察�running�察�and out of breath。
BOY。
Is Master Corey here��
COREY。
Yes�察�here I am。
BOY。
O Master Corey��
COREY。
Well��
BOY。
Your wifeyour wife
COREY。
What's happened to my wife��
BOY。
She's sent to prison��
COREY。
The dream� �the dream� �O God�察�be merciful��
BOY。
She sent me here to tell you。
COREY ��putting on his jacket��。
Where's my horse��
Don't stand there staring�察�fellows。
Where's my horse��
��Exit COREY。
GLOYD。
Under the trees there。 Run�察�old man�察�run�察�run��
You've got some one to wrestle with you now
Who'll trip your heels up�察�with your Cornish hug。
If there's a Devil�察�he has got you now。
Ah�察�there he goes� �His horse is snorting fire��
ONE OF THE MEN。
John Gloyd�察�don't talk so� �It's a shame to talk so��
He's a good master�察�though you quarrel with him。
GLOYD。
If hard work and low wages make good masters��
Then he is one。 But I think otherwise。
Come�察�let us have our dinner and be merry��
And talk about the old man and the Witches。
I know some stories that will make you laugh。
They sit down on the grass�察�and eat。
Now there are Goody Cloyse and Goody Good��
Who have not got a decent tooth between them��
And yet these childrenthe Afflicted Children
Say that they bite them�察�and show marks of teeth
Upon their arms��
ONE OF THE MEN。
That makes the wonder greater。
That's Witchcraft。 Why�察�if they had teeth like yours��
'T would be no wonder if the girls were bitten��
GLOYD。
And then those ghosts that come out of their graves
And cry�察 �You murdered us� �you murdered us� �
ONE OF THE MEN。
And all those Apparitions that stick pins
Into the flesh of the Afflicted Children��
GLOYD。
Oh those Afflicted Children� �They know well
Where the pins come from。 I can tell you that。
And there's old Corey�察�he has got a horseshoe
Nailed on his doorstep to keep off the Witches��
And all the same his wife has gone to prison。
ONE OF THE MEN。
Oh�察�she's no Witch。 I'll swear that Goodwife Corey
Never did harm to any living creature。
She's a good woman�察�if there ever was one。
GLOYD。
Well�察�we shall see。 As for that Bridget Bishop��
She has been tried before�察�some years ago
A negro testified he saw her shape
Sitting upon the rafters in a barn��
And holding in its hand an egg�察�and while
He went to fetch his pitchfork�察�she had vanished。
And now be quiet�察�will you�拭 �I am tired��
And want to sleep here on the grass a little。
They stretch themselves on the grass。
ONE OF THE MEN。
There may be Witches riding through the air
Over our heads on broomsticks at this moment��
Bound for some Satan's Sabbath in the woods
To be baptized。
GLOYD。
I wish they'd take you with them��
And hold you under water�察�head and ears��
Till you were drowned�察�and that would stop your talking��
If nothing else will。 Let me sleep�察�I say。
ACT IV
SCENE I。 The Green in front of the village Meeting´house。 An
excited crowd gathering。 Enter JOHN GLOYD。
A FARMER。
Who will be tried to´day��
A SECOND。
I do not know。
Here is John Gloyd。 Ask him�察�he knows。
FARMER。
John Gloyd��
Whose turn is it to´day��
GLOYD。
It's Goodwife Corey's。
FARMER。
Giles Corey's wife��
GLOYD。
The same。 She is not mine。
It will go hard with her with all her praying。
The hypocrite� �She's always on her knees��
But she prays to the Devil when she prays。
Let us go in。
A trumpet blows。
FARMER。
Here come the Magistrates。
SECOND FARMER。
Who's the tall man in front��
GLOYD。
Oh�察�that is Hathorne��
A Justice of the Court�察�and a Quarter´master
In the Three County Troop。 He'll sift the matter。
That's Corwin with him�察�and the man in black
Is Cotton Mather�察�Minister of Boston。
Enter HATHORNE and other Magistrates on horseback�察�followed by
the Sheriff�察�constables�察�and attendants on foot。 The Magistrates
dismount�察�and enter the Meeting´house�察�with the rest。
FARMER。
The Meeting´house is full。 I never saw
So great a crowd before。
GLOYD。
No matter。 Come。
We shall find room enough by elbowing
Our way among them。 Put your shoulder to it。
FARMER。
There were not half so many at the trial
Of Goodwife Bishop。
GLOYD。
Keep close after me。
I'll find a place for you。 They'll want me there。
I am a friend of Corey's�察�as you know��
And he can't do without me just at present。
��Exeunt。
SCENE II。 Interior of the Meeting´house。 MATHER and the
Magistrates seated in front of the pulpit。 Before them a raised
platform。 MARTHA in chains。 COREY near her。 MARY WALCOT in a
chair。 A crowd of spectators�察�among them GLOYD。 Confusion and
murmurs during the scene。
HATHORNE。
Call Martha Corey。
MARTHA。
I am here。
HATHORNE。
Come forward。
She ascends the platform。
The Jurors of our Sovereign Lord and Lady
The King and Queen�察�here present�察�do accuse you
Of having on the tenth of June last past��
And divers other times before and after��
Wickedly used and practised certain arts
Called Witchcrafts�察�Sorceries�察�and Incantations��
Against one Mary Walcot�察�single woman��
Of Salem Village�察�by which wicked arts
The aforesaid Mary Walcot was tormented��
Tortured�察�afflicted�察�pined�察�consumed�察�and wasted��
Against the peace of our Sovereign Lord and Lady
The King and Queen�察�as well as of the Statute
Made and provided in that case。 What say you��
MARTHA。
Before I answer�察�give me leave to pray。
HATHORNE。
We have not sent for you�察�nor are we here��
To hear you pray�察�but to examine you
In whatsoever is alleged against you。
Why do you hurt this person��
MARTHA。
I do not。
I am not guilty of the charge against me。
MARY。
Avoid�察�she´devil� �You may torment me now��
Avoid�察�avoid�察�Witch��
MARTHA。
I am innocent。
I never had to do with any Witchcraft
Since I was born。 I am a gospel woman。
MARY。
You are a gospel Witch��
MARTHA ��clasping her hands��。
Ah me� �ah me��
Oh�察�give me leave to pray��
MARY ��stretching out her hands��。
She hurts me now。
See�察�she has pinched my hands��
HATHORNE。
Who made these marks
Upon her hands��
MARTHA。
I do not know。 I stand
Apart from her。 I did not touch her hands。
HATHORNE。
Who hurt her then��
MARTHA。
I know not。
HATHORNE。
Do you think
She is bewitched��
MARTHA。
Indeed I do not think so。
I am no Witch�察�and have no faith in Witches。
HATH