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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

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