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Indeed I do not think so。
I am no Witch�察�and have no faith in Witches。
HATHORNE。
Then answer me�此�When certain persons came
To see you yesterday�察�how did you know
Beforehand why they came��
MARTHA。
I had had speech��
The children said I hurt them�察�and I thought
These people came to question me about it。
HATHORNE。
How did you know the children had been told
To note the clothes you wore��
MARTHA。
My husband told me
What others said about it。
HATHORNE。
Goodman Corey��
Say�察�did you tell her��
COREY。
I must speak the truth��
I did not tell her。 It was some one else。
HATHORNE。
Did you not say your husband told you so��
How dare you tell a lie in this assembly��
Who told you of the clothes�拭 �Confess the truth。
MARTHA bites her lips�察�and is silent。
You bite your lips�察�but do not answer me��
MARY。
Ah�察�she is biting me� �Avoid�察�avoid��
HATHORNE。
You said your husband told you。
MARTHA。
Yes�察�he told me
The children said I troubled them。
HATHORNE。
Then tell me��
Why do you trouble them��
MARTHA。
I have denied it。
MARY。
She threatened me�察�stabbed at me with her spindle��
And�察�when my brother thrust her with his sword��
He tore her gown�察�and cut a piece away。
Here are they both�察�the spindle and the cloth。
Shows them。
HATHORNE。
And there are persons here who know the truth
Of what has now been said。 What answer make you��
MARTHA。
I make no answer。 Give me leave to pray。
HATHORNE。
Whom would you pray to��
MARTHA。
To my God and Father。
HATHORNE。
Who is your God and Father��
MARTHA。
The Almighty��
HATHORNE。
Doth he you pray to say that he is God��
It is the Prince of Darkness�察�and not God。
MARY。
There is a dark shape whispering in her ear。
HATHORNE。
What does it say to you��
MARTHA。
I see no shape。
HATHORNE。
Did you not hear it whisper��
MARTHA。
I heard nothing。
MARY。
What torture� �Ah�察�what agony I suffer��
Falls into a swoon。
HATHORNE。
You see this woman cannot stand before you。
If you would look for mercy�察�you must look
In God's way�察�by confession of your guilt。
Why does your spectre haunt and hurt this person��
MARTHA。
I do not know。 He who appeared of old
In Samuel's shape�察�a saint and glorified��
May come in whatsoever shape he chooses。
I cannot help it。 I am sick at heart��
COREY。
O Martha�察�Martha� �let me hold your hand。
HATHORNE。
No�察�stand aside�察�old man。
MARY ��starting up��。
Look there� �Look there��
I see a little bird�察�a yellow bird
Perched on her finger�察�and it pecks at me。
Ah�察�it will tear mine eyes out��
MARTHA。
I see nothing。
HATHORNE。
'T is the Familiar Spirit that attends her。
MARY。
Now it has flown away。 It sits up there
Upon the rafters。 It is gone�察�is vanished。
MARTHA。
Giles�察�wipe these tears of anger from mine eyes。
Wipe the sweat from my forehead。 I am faint。
She leans against the railing。
MARY。
Oh�察�she is crushing me with all her weight��
HATHORNE。
Did you not carry once the Devil's Book
To this young woman��
MARTHA。
Never。
HATHORNE。
Have you signed it��
Or touched it��
MARTHA。
No�察�I never saw it。
HATHORNE。
Did you not scourge her with an iron rod��
MARTHA。
No�察�I did not。 If any Evil Spirit
Has taken my shape to do these evil deeds��
I cannot help it。 I am innocent。
HATHORNE。
Did you not say the Magistrates were blind��
That you would open their eyes��
MARTHA ��with a scornful laugh��。
Yes�察�I said that��
If you call me a sorceress�察�you are blind��
If you accuse the innocent�察�you are blind��
Can the innocent be guilty��
HATHORNE。
Did you not
On one occasion hide your husband's saddle
To hinder him from coming to the sessions��
MARTHA。
I thought it was a folly in a farmer
To waste his time pursuing such illusions。
HATHORNE。
What was the bird that this young woman saw
Just now upon your hand��
MARTHA。
I know no bird。
HATHORNE。
Have you not dealt with a Familiar Spirit��
MARTHA。
No�察�never�察�never��
HATHORNE。
What then was the Book
You showed to this young woman�察�and besought her
To write in it��
MARTHA。
Where should I have a book��
I showed her none�察�nor have none。
MARY。
The next Sabbath
Is the Communion Day�察�but Martha Corey
Will not be there��
MARTHA。
Ah�察�you are all against me。
What can I do or say��
HATHORNE。
You can confess。
MARTHA。
No�察�I cannot�察�for I am innocent。
HATHORNE。
We have the proof of many witnesses
That you are guilty。
MARTHA。
Give me leave to speak。
Will you condemn me on such evidence��
You who have known me for so many years��
Will you condemn me in this house of God��
Where I so long have worshipped with you all��
Where I have eaten the bread and drunk the wine
So many times at our Lord's Table with you��
Bear witness�察�you that hear me�察�you all know
That I have led a blameless life among you��
That never any whisper of suspicion
Was breathed against me till this accusation。
And shall this count for nothing�拭 �Will you take
My life away from me�察�because this girl��
Who is distraught�察�and not in her right mind��
Accuses me of things I blush to name��
HATHORNE。
What� �is it not enough�拭 �Would you hear more��
Giles Corey��
COREY。
I am here。
HATHORNE。
Come forward�察�then。
COREY ascends the platform。
Is it not true�察�that on a certain night
You were impeded strangely in your prayers��
That something hindered you�拭�and that you left
This woman here�察�your wife�察�kneeling alone
Upon the hearth��
COREY。
Yes�察�I cannot deny it。
HATHORNE。
Did you not say the Devil hindered you��
COREY。
I think I said some words to that effect。
HATHORNE。
Is it not true�察�that fourteen head of cattle��
To you belonging�察�broke from their enclosure
And leaped into the river�察�and were drowned��
COREY。
It is most true。
HATHORNE。
And did you not then say
That they were overlooked��
COREY。
So much I said。
I see�察�they're drawing round me closer�察�closer��
A net I cannot break�察�cannot escape from� 。�Aside��。
HATHORNE。
Who did these things��
COREY。
I do not know who did them。
HATHORNE。
Then I will tell you。 It is some one near you��
You see her now�察�this woman�察�your own wife。
COREY。
I call the heavens to witness�察�it is false��
She never harmed me�察�never hindered me
In anything but what I should not do。
And I bear witness in the sight of heaven��
And in God's house here�察�that I never knew her
As otherwise than patient�察�brave�察�and true��
Faithful�察�forgiving�察�full of charity��
A virtuous and industrious and good wife��
HATHORNE。
Tut�察�tut�察�man�察�do not rant so in your speech��
You are a witness�察�not an advocate��
Here�察�Sheriff�察�take this woman back to prison。
MARTHA。
O Giles�察�this day you've sworn away my life��
MARY。
Go�察�go and join the Witches at the door。
Do you not hear the drum�拭 �Do you not see them��
Go quick。 They're waiting for you。 You are late。
��Exit MARTHA�察�COREY following。
COREY。
The dream� �the dream� �the dream��
HATHORNE。
What does he say��
Giles Corey�察�go not hence。 You are yourself
Accused of Witchcraft and of Sorcery
By many witnesses。 Say�察�are you guilty��
COREY。
I know my death is foreordained by you��
Mine and my wife's。 Therefore I will not answer。
During the rest of the scene he remains silent。
HATHORNE。
Do you refuse to plead��'T were better for you
To make confession�察�or to plead Not Guilty。
Do you not hear me��Answer�察�are you guilty��
Do you not know a heavier doom awaits you��
If you refuse to plead�察�than if found guilty��
Where is John Gloyd��
GLOYD ��coming forward��。
Here am I。
HATHORNE。
Tell the Court
Have you not seen the supernatural power
Of this old man�拭 �Have you not seen him do
Strange feats of strength��
GLOYD。
I've seen him lead the field��
On a hot day�察�in mowing�察�and against
Us younger men�察�and I have wrestled with him。
He threw me like a feather。 I have seen him
Lift up a barrel with his single hands��
Which two strong men could hardly lift together��
And�察�holding it above his head�察�drink from it。
HATHORNE。
That is enough�察�we need not question further。
What answer do you make to this�察�Giles Corey��
MARY。
See there� �See there��
HATHORNE。
What is it�拭 �I see nothing。
MARY。
Look� �Look� �It is the ghost of Robert Goodell��
Whom fifteen years ago this man did murder
By stamping on his body� �In his shroud
He comes here to bear witness to the crime��
The crowd shrinks back from COREY in horror。
HATHORNE。
Ghosts of the dead and voices of the living
Bear witness to your guilt�察�and you must die��
It might have been an easier death。 Your doom
Will be on your own head�察�and not on ours。
Twice more will you be questioned of these things��
Twice more have room to plead or to confess。
If you are contumacious to the Court��
And if�察�when questioned�察�you refuse to answer��
Then by the Statute you will be condemned
To the peine forte et dure