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SMITH。 Now Ghost！ （WITH LANTERN。）
BRODIE。 'St； Moore！
MOORE。 Wot's the row？
BRODIE。 Take you the light。
MOORE （TO AINSLIE）。 Wo' j' yer shakin' at？ （KICKS HIM。）
BRODIE （TO AINSLIE）。 Go you； and see if you're good at keeping
watch。 Inside the arch。 And if you let a footfall pass； I'll
break your back。 （AINSLIE RETIRES。） Steady with the light。 （AT
WORK WITH CENTREBIT。） Hand up number four； George。 （AT WORK
WITH PICKLOCK。） That has it。
SMITH。 Well done our side。
BRODIE。 Now the crow bar！ （AT WORK。） That's it。 Put down the
glim； Badger； and help at the wrench。 Your whole weight； men！
Put your backs to it！ （WHILE THEY WORK AT THE BAR； BRODIE STANDS
BY； DUSTING HIS HANDS WITH A POCKET…HANDKERCHIEF。 AS THE DOOR
OPENS。） VOILA！ In with you。
MOORE （ENTERING WITH LIGHT）。 Mucking fine work too； Deacon！
BRODIE。 Take up the irons； George！
SMITH。 How about the P（h）antom？
BRODIE。 Leave him to me。 I'll give him a look。 （ENTERS
OFFICE。）
SMITH （FOLLOWING）。 Houp…la！
SCENE III
AINSLIE； afterwards BRODIE； afterwards HUNT and OFFICERS
AINSLIE。 Ca' ye that mainners？ Ye're grand gentry by your way
o't！ Eh sirs； my hench！ Ay； that was the Badger。 Man； but
ye'll look bonnie hangin'！ （A FAINT WHISTLE。） Lord's sake；
what's thon？ Ay； it'll be Hunt an' his lads。 （WHISTLE
REPEATED。） Losh me； what gars him whustle； whustle？ Does he
think me deaf？ （GOES UP。 BRODIE ENTERS FROM OFFICE； STANDS AN
INSTANT； AND SEES HIM MAKING A SIGNAL THROUGH THE ARCH。）
BRODIE。 Rats！ Rats！ （HIDES L。 AMONG LUMBER。 ENTER NOISELESSLY
THROUGH ARCH HUNT AND OFFICERS。）
HUNT。 Birds caught？
AINSLIE。 They're a' ben the house； mister。
HUNT。 All three？
AINSLIE。 The hale set； mister。
BRODIE。 Liar！
HUNT。 Mum； lads； and follow me。 （EXIT； WITH HIS MEN； INTO
OFFICE。 BRODIE SEEN WITH DAGGER。）
HUNT。 In the King's name！ ｝
MOORE。 Muck！ ｝ （WITHIN。）
SMITH。 Go it； Badger。 ｝
HUNT。 Take 'em alive； boys！ ｝
AINSLIE。 Eh； but that's awful。 （THE DEACON LEAPS OUT； AND STABS
HIM。 HE FALLS WITHOUT A CRY。）
BRODIE。 Saved！ （HE GOES OUT BY THE ARCH。）
SCENE IV
HUNT and OFFICERS； with SMITH and MOORE handcuffed。 Signs of a
severe struggle
HUNT （ENTERING）。 Bring 'em along； lads！ （LOOKING AT PRISONERS
WITH LANTERN。） Pleased to see you again； Badger。 And you too；
George。 But I'd rather have seen your principal。 Where's he got
to？
MOORE。 To hell； I hope。
HUNT。 Always the same pretty flow of language； I see； Hump。
（LOOKING AT BURGLARY WITH LANTERN。） A very tidy piece of work；
Dook； very tidy！ Much too good for you。 Smacks of a fine
tradesman。 It WAS the Deacon； I suppose？
SMITH。 You ought to know G。 S。 better by this time； Jerry。
HUNT。 All right； your Grace： we'll talk it over with the Deacon
himself。 Where's the jackal？ Here； you； Ainslie！ Where are
you？ By jingo； I thought as much。 Stabbed to the heart and dead
as a herring！
SMITH。 Bravo！
HUNT。 More of the Deacon's work； I guess？ Does him credit too；
don't it； Badger？
MOORE。 Muck。 Was that the thundering cove that peached？
HUNT。 That was the thundering cove。
MOORE。 And is he corpsed？
HUNT。 I should just about reckon he was。
MOORE。 Then； damme； I don't mind swinging！
HUNT。 We'll talk about that presently。 M'Intyre and Stewart；
you get a stretcher； and take that rubbish to the office。 Pick
it up； it's only a dead informer。 Hand these two gentlemen over
to Mr。 Procurator…Fiscal； with Mr。 Jerry Hunt's compliments。
Johnstone and Syme； you come along with me。 I'll bring the
Deacon round myself。
ACT…DROP
ACT V。
TABLEAU VIII。 THE OPEN DOOR
The Stage represents the Deacon's room； as in Tableau I。 Fire
light。 Stage dark。 A pause。 Then knocking at the door； C。
Cries without of 'WILLIE！' 'MR。 BRODIE！' The door is burst open。
SCENE I
DOCTOR； MARY； a MAIDSERVANT with lights。
DOCTOR。 The apartment is unoccupied。
MARY。 Dead； and he not here！
DOCTOR。 The bed has not been slept in。 The counterpane is not
turned down。
MARY。 It is not true； it cannot be true。
DOCTOR。 My dear young lady； you must have misunderstood your
brother's language。
MARY。 O no； that I did not。 That I am sure I did not。
DOCTOR （LOOKING AT DOOR）。 The strange thing is 。 。 。 the bolt。
SERVANT。 It's unco strange。
DOCTOR。 Well； we have acted for the best。
SERVANT。 Sir； I dinna think this should gang nae further。
DOCTOR。 The secret is in our keeping。 Affliction is enough
without scandal。
MARY。 Kind heaven； what does it mean？
DOCTOR。 I think there is no more to be done。
MARY。 I am here alone； Doctor； you pass my uncle's door？
DOCTOR。 The Procurator…Fiscal？ I shall make it my devoir。
Expect him soon。 （GOES OUT WITH MAID。）
MARY （HASTILY SEARCHES THE ROOM）。 No； he is not there。 She was
right！ O father； you can never know； praise God！
SCENE II
MARY； to whom JEAN and afterwards LESLIE
JEAN （AT DOOR）。 Mistress 。 。 。 。！
MARY。 Ah！ Who is there？ Who are you？
JEAN。 Is he no hame yet？ I'm aye waitin' on him。
MARY。 Waiting for him？ Do you know the Deacon？ You？
JEAN。 I maun see him。 Eh； lassie； it's life and death。
MARY。 Death 。 。 。 O my heart！
JEAN。 I maun see him； bonnie leddie。 I'm a puir body； and no
fit to be seen speakin' wi' the likes o' you。 But O lass； ye are
the Deacon's sister； and ye hae the Deacon's e'en； and for the
love of the dear kind Lord； let's in and hae a word wi' him ere
it be ower late。 I'm bringin' siller。
MARY。 Siller？ You？ For him？ O father； father； if you could
hear！ What are you？ What are you 。 。 。 to him？
JEAN。 I'll be the best frien' 'at ever he had； for； O dear
leddie； I wad gie my bluid to help him。
MARY。 And the 。 。 。 。 the child？
JEAN。 The bairn？
MARY。 Nothing！ O nothing！ I am in trouble； and I know not what
I say。 And I cannot help you； I cannot help you if I would。 He
is not here； and I believed he was； and ill 。 。 。 ill； and he is
not … he is 。 。 。 。 O； I think I shall lose my mind！
JEAN。 Ay； it's unco business。
MARY。 His father is dead within there 。 。 。 dead； I tell you 。 。
。 dead！
JEAN。 It's mebbe just as weel。
MARY。 Well？ Well？ Has it come to this？ O Walter； Walter！ come
back to me； or I shall die。 （LESLIE ENTERS； C。）
LESLIE。 Mary； Mary！ I hoped to have spared you this。 （TO
JEAN。） What … you？ Is he not here？
JEAN。 I'm aye waitin' on him。
LESLIE。 What has become of him？ Is he mad？ Where is he？
JEAN。 The Lord A'michty kens； Mr。 Leslie。 But I maun find him；
I maun find him。
SCENE III
MARY； LESLIE
MARY。 O Walter； Walter！ What does it mean？
LESLIE。 You have been a brave girl all your life； Mary； you must
lean on me 。 。 。 you must trust in me 。 。 。 and be a brave girl
till the end。
MARY。 Who is she？ What does she want with HIM？ And he 。 。 。
where is he？ Do you know that my father is dead； and the Deacon
not here？ Where has he gone？ He may be dead； too。 Father；
brother 。 。 。 O God； it is more than I can bear！
LESLIE。 Mary； my dear； dear girl 。 。 。 when will you be my wife？
MARY。 O； do not speak 。 。 。 not speak 。 。 。 of it to…night。 Not
to…night！ O not to…night！
LESLIE。 I know； I know dear heart！ And do you think that I whom
you have chosen； I whose whole life is in your love … do you
think that I would press you now if there were not good cause？
MARY。 Good cause！ Something has happened。 Something has
happened 。 。 。 。 to him！ Walter 。 。 。 ！ Is he 。 。 。 。 dead？
LESLIE。 There are worse things in the world than death。 There
is O 。 。 。 Mary； he is your brother！
MARY。 What？ Dishonour！ 。 。 。 。 The Deacon！ 。 。 。 。 My God！
LESLIE。 My wife； my wife！
MARY。 No； no！ Keep away from me。 Don't touch me。 I'm not fit
。 。 。 not fit to be near you。 What has he done？ I am his
sister。 Tell me the worst。 Tell me the worst at once。
LESLIE。 That； if God wills； dear； that you shall never know。
Whatever it be； think that I knew it all； and only loved you
better； think that your true husband is wi
