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The Octoroon This project is the construction of an annotated, digitized text of the American and British versions of Dion Boucicault's controversial 1859 melodrama of interracial relationships and plantation life in antebellum Louisiana, with an archive of materials on performance for scholarly and pedagogical use. How are we sure the boy is dead at all? [Cry of "fire" heard---Engine bells heard---steam whistle noise.]. Mrs. P.George, you are incorrigible. I dare say, now, that in Europe you have never met any lady more beautiful in person, or more polished in manners, than that girl. You will not forget poor Zoe! It's not a painful death, aunty, is it? Alas! If we can't behave like Christians, let's try and act like gentlemen. No, dear. Good day, ma'am. the apparatus can't lie. Mrs. P.Yes, there is a hope left yet, and I cling to it. It's such a long time since I did this sort of thing, and this old machine has got so dirty and stiff, I'm afraid it won't operate. Ugh' ach! George. M'Closky. Cora, educated in Britain, returns to her fathers plantation in Louisiana to explore the truth about her mother's. [Pause.] Well, he lived in New York by sittin' with his heels up in front of French's Hotel, and inventin'---. I mean that before you could draw that bowie-knife, you wear down your back, I'd cut you into shingles. Excuse me ladies. Dear George, you now see what a miserable thing I am. We've caught this murdering Injiun, and are going to try him. Stand around and let me pass---room thar! DORA played by a white actress or an actress who can pass as white. Who's you to set up screching?---be quiet! He looked in to see what stopped it, and pulled out a big mortgage. That's right. Pete. why don't you do it? They have realized that Paul is missing, and most believe him dead. Tableaux.*. [Re-enters from boat.] Lafouche. [*Exit*Thibodeaux, Sunnyside, Ratts, Pointdexter, Grace, Jackson, Lafouche, Caillou, Solon,R.U.E. Scud. Scud. So! George. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. We tender food to a stranger, not because he is a gentleman, but because he is hungry. Dora said you were slow; if she could hear you now---. M'Closky. When Dion Boucicault's tragedy The Octoroon (set on a southern plantation) opened in December of 1859, many viewed the play as sectional propaganda; there was widespread disagreement, however, concerning the side for which the play argued. You are right, sir; though I shrank from expressing that opinion in her presence, so bluntly. Fellow-citizens, you are convened and assembled here under a higher power than the law. That's his programme---here's a pocket-book. George. Be the first to contribute! What's here? Don't b'lieve it, Mas'r George,---no. [Knocks.] [C.] My dear aunt, why do you not move from this painful scene? The injiun! George. But the creditors will not claim the gal? By fair means I don't think you can get her, and don't you try foul with her, 'cause if you do, Jacob, civilization be darned. Dis way, gen'l'men; now Solon---Grace---dey's hot and tirsty---sangaree, brandy, rum. Zoe. Work! Mrs. P.I expect an important letter from Liverpool; away with you, Paul; bring the mail-bags here. [Advances.] M'Closky. It contains elements of Romanticism and melodrama. Sorry I can't return the compliment. and will despise me, spurn me, loathe me, when he learns who, what, he has so loved.---[Aloud.] [Leads her forward---aside.] Thar's Miss Dora---that girl's in love with you; yes, sir, her eyes are startin' out of her head with it; now her fortune would redeem a good part of this estate. They don't seem to be scared by the threat. M'Closky. Copyright 2023 Famous Quotes & Sayings. EnterPete,R.U.E. [he is lame]; he carries a mop and pail. Stan' back, boys! I the sharer of your sorrows---your wife. Salem Scudder, a kind Yankee, was Judge Peyton's business partner; though he wishes he could save Terrebonne, he has no money. [They rush onM'Closky,and disarm him.] "Ma'am," says I, "the apparatus can't mistake." George. [*To*Ratts.] [Aside.] Zoe. George. [Darts between them.] top till I get enough of you in one place! Ha! Solon. Now, gentlemen, we shall proceed to business. Paul. there's that noise again! [R.U.E.] I was raised on dis yar plantation---neber see no door in it---always open, sar, for stranger to walk in. What! Zoe. Scud. George. M'Closky. Mrs. P.Why, George, I never suspected this! Cut, cut the rope---I choke---choke!---Ah! Dem doctors ain't no 'count; dey don't know nuffin. George. Ha, ha! Scud. M'Closky. [*Points down, and shows by pantomime how he buried*Paul.]. he is here. Just as McClosky points out the blood on Wahnotee's tomahawk, the oldest slave, Pete, comes to give them the photographic plate which has captured McClosky's deed. He is incapable of any but sincere and pure feelings---so are you. Scud. Zoe. Point. George. "No," say Mas'r George, "I'd rather sell myself fuss; but dey shan't suffer, nohow,---I see 'em dam fuss.". *EnterPaul,wrestling with*Wahnotee,R.3. [*Takes Indian's tomahawk and steals to*Paul. George. Yes, we do, ma'am; it's in a darned bad condition. Scud. George. Jackson. He's too fond of thieving and whiskey. I shan't interfere. Point. Zoe, what have I said to wound you? | Sitemap |. Haven't you worked like a horse? You don't come here to take life easy. I say, I'd like to say summit soft to the old woman; perhaps it wouldn't go well, would it? George, leave me! Dat wakes him up. [*To*Wahnotee.] No, sir; you have omitted the Octoroon girl, Zoe. No! Well when I say go, den lift dis rag like dis, see! Come, Mrs. Peyton, take my arm. [Re-enters with phial.] I wish he would make love to me. Squire Sunnyside is going to sell this at fifty thousand advance to-morrow.---[Looks round.] Is not Dora worth any man's---. yonder goes the Indian! Mrs. Pey. [Eagerly.] Pete. Where is Mr. Scudder? No; if you were I'd buy you, if you cost all I'm worth. Now fix yourself. M'Closky hates Scudder in return, especially because they both love Zoe, Mr. Peyton's "octoroon" daughter, Zoe. Yes, missus. Isn't he sweet! Paul. [Outside,R.] Whar's Missus---whar's Mas'r George? Where's that man from Mobile that wanted to give one hundred and eighty thousand? We tought dat de niggers would belong to de ole missus, and if she lost Terrebonne, we must live dere allers, and we would hire out, and bring our wages to ole Missus Peyton. Paul. *EnterPete, Dido, Solon, Minnie,and*Grace. Ratts. Darn it, when I see a woman in trouble, I feel like selling the skin off my back. George---George---hush---they come! [Raising his voice.] EnterPaul,R.U.E.,withIndian,who goes up. [Draws revolver.] Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. [Raises hand to back of his neck.] O, Zoe! Point. Don't b'lieve it, Mas'r George; dem black tings never was born at all; dey swarmed one mornin' on a sassafras tree in the swamp: I cotched 'em; dey ain't no 'count. Now, I feel bad about my share in the business. Scud. Peyton.] Hole yer tongue, Dido. In cash? This New York Times article cautions its readers against jumping to conclusions about Boucicault's intentions in the writing of the play and downplays . I'm from fair to middlin', like a bamboo cane, much the same all the year round. George. M'Closky. Well, that has come out clear, ain't it? den run to dat pine tree up dar [points,L.U.E.] and back agin, and den pull down de rag so, d'ye see? Go on, Colonel. Zoe. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. Scud. Yes, ma'am, I hold a mortgage over Terrebonne; mine's a ninth, and pretty near covers all the property, except the slaves. Sunny. Mrs. P.Sellyourself, George! "Ma'am, your nose drawed it. A julep, gal, that's my breakfast, and a bit of cheese. If he would only propose to marry me I would accept him, but he don't know that, and he will go on fooling, in his slow European way, until it is too late. forgive your poor child. Look in my eyes; is not the same color in the white? To-morrow they'll bloom the same---all will be here as now, and I shall be cold. . Dora. I'm waiting on your fifty thousand bid. George. Is this a dream---for my brain reels with the blow? [Wahnotee*rushes on, and at*M'Closky,L.H.]. Paul. Ho! Lafouche. This business goes agin me, Ratts---'tain't right. Ya! There is a gulf between us, as wide as your love, as deep as my despair; but, O, tell me, say you will pity me! O, dear Zoe, is he in love with anybody? [Smiling.] New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall But how pale she looks, and she trembles so. Top a bit! He calls me Omenee, the Pigeon, and Miss Zoe is Ninemoosha, the Sweetheart. Scud. How would you like to rule the house of the richest planter on Atchafalaya---eh? A photographic plate. Scud. We are always in a perpetual state of being created and creating ourselves. Pete. you're looking well. EnterLafoucheand*Jackson,L. Jackson. Hark! Look dar! I will; for it is agin my natur' to b'lieve him guilty; and if he be, this ain't the place, nor you the authority to try him. The Oxford English Dictionary cites The Octoroon with the earliest record of the word "mashup" with the quote: "He don't understand; he speaks a mash up of Indian, French, and Mexican." | About Us He said so---then I rose up, and stole from the house, and ran down to the bayou; but its cold, black, silent stream terrified me---drowning must be so horrible a death. I saw a small bottle of cologne and asked if it was for sale. Hold on now, Jacob; we've got to figure on that---let us look straight at the thing. ExitScudderandPete,R.1. And twenty thousand bid. I have come to say good-by, sir; two hard words---so hard, they might break many a heart; mightn't they? Lafouche. Mrs. P.I cannot find the entry in my husband's accounts; but you, Mr. M'Closky, can doubtless detect it. Stan' back, I say I I'll nip the first that lays a finger on Him. I'll gib it you! New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. O, forgive him and me! Scud. Hillo! But what do we pay for that possession? Why, Dora, what's the matter? He loves Zoe, and has found out that she loves him. [falls on her knees, with her face in her hands] no---no master, but one. Ratts. Boucicault The Octoroon Quotes & Sayings. Enjoy reading and share 1 famous quotes about The Octoroon with everyone. Zoe, I love you none the less; this knowledge brings no revolt to my heart, and I can overcome the obstacle. Paul. To "Mrs. Peyton, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States." Ya! [The knives disappear.] Mrs. P. 1, Solon, a guess boy, and good waiter.". Wahnote*swims on---finds trail---follows him. The Octoroon was a controversial play on both sides of the slavery debate when it debuted, as both abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates believed the play took the other camp's side. Paul. [Looks through camera] O, golly! What in thunder should I do with you and those devils on board my boat? Only three of his plays were to have an American setting, The Octoroon is one of these. [*ExitScudderand*Mrs. Peyton,R.U.E. George. The Octoroon or The Lily of Louisiana is a dark tale of crime, race and slavery. Could you see the roots of my hair you would see the same dark, fatal mark. [*To*Zoe.] Don't be afraid; it ain't going for that, Judge. Pete. Aunt, when he died, two years ago, I read over those letters of his, and if I didn't cry like a baby---. It is an adaptation of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon , which premiered in 1859. Scud. Since this letter would allow Mrs. Peyton to avoid selling Terrebonne, McClosky kills Paul and takes the letter. M'Closky. I won't strike him, even with words. "Madam, we are instructed by the firm of Mason and Co., to inform you that a dividend of forty per cent, is payable on the 1st proximo, this amount in consideration of position, they send herewith, and you will find enclosed by draft to your order, on the Bank of Louisiana, which please acknowledge---the balance will be paid in full, with interest, in three, six, and nine months---your drafts on Mason Brothers at those dates will be accepted by La Palisse and Compagnie, N. O., so that you may command immediate use of the whole amount at once, if required. Mrs. P.Why didn't you mention this before? Paul has promised me a bear and a deer or two. E.---Wahnotefollows him.---Screams outside. O, Zoe, my child! Zoe. Top Quadroon And Octoroon Quotes. Ratts. Buy me, Mas'r Ratts, do buy me, sar? ], M'Closky. Now, take care what you do. I won't hear a word! You see dat hole in dar, sar. I love one who is here, and he loves me---George. I'm writing about America's relationship to its own history. Look at 'em, Jacob, for they are honest water from the well of truth. You ign'ant Injiun, it can't hurt you! I'm not guilty; would ye murder me? Hold your tongue---it must. With Dora's wealth, he explains, Terrebonne will not be sold and the slaves will not have to be separated. Jacob M'Closky, you shan't have that girl. Pete Hamill, The darkest moments for me weren't necessarily winding up in the hospital or anything like that. This is your own house; we are under your uncle's roof; recollect yourself. *EnterMrs. PeytonandScudder, M'Closkyand*Pointdexter,R. M'Closky. Don't be a fool; they'd kill you, and then take her, just as soon as---stop; Old Sunnyside, he'll buy her! Pete. Pete. the bags are mine---now for it!---[Opens mail-bags.] Scud. Point. He can fight though he's a painter; claws all over. The word octoroon signifies a person of one-eighth African ancestry. Dido. [They get on table.]. Enjoy reading and share 7 famous quotes about Boucicault The Octoroon with everyone. An Octoroon is a play written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. where am I? See, I'm calm. [They approach again.]. Scud. O! Do you know what I am? "Whar's Paul?" [Sighing.] you bomn'ble fry---git out---a gen'leman can't pass for you. Point. Wahnotee. Den say de missus, "'Tain't for de land I keer, but for dem poor niggars---dey'll be sold---dat wot stagger me." Thib. Pete. Scud. Paul's best friend, the Indian Wahnotee, discovers Paul's body; he can speak only poor English, however, and is unable to communicate the tragedy to anyone else. Dat's de laziest nigger on dis yere property. Hark! Dora, you are right. [Calling at door.] Scud. She has had the education of a lady. George. [Aside to Zoe.] Scud. Yes, sir; they were the free papers of the girl Zoe; but they were in my husband's secretary. Zoe. Good morning, Mr. Sunnyside; Miss Dora, your servant. Zoe is your child by a quadroon slave, and you didn't free her; blood! Why you tremble so? Sunny. Fire!---one, two, three. Paul. Fifteen thousand bid for the Octoroon. if dey aint all lighted, like coons, on dat snake fence, just out of shot. Because it was the truth; and I had rather be a slave with a free soul, than remain free with a slavish, deceitful heart. Boucicault The Octoroon Quotes & Sayings. I know you'll excuse it. I'd give half the balance of my life to wipe out my part of the work. M'Closky. Zoe. since you arrived! Top Boucicault The Octoroon Quotes. O, let all go, but save them! What, Picayune Paul, as we called, him, that used to come aboard my boat?---poor little darkey, I Hope not; many a picayune he picked up for his dance and nigger-songs, and he supplied our table with fish and game from the Bayous. The machine can't err---you may mistake your phiz but the apparatus don't." Be the first to contribute! [2] Among antebellum melodramas, it was considered second in popularity only to Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).[3]. Dora. [Laughs.]. | Sitemap |. George and Zoe reveal their love for each other, but Zoe rejects George's marriage proposal. Jackson. I want Pete here a minute. Scud. It concerns the residents of a Louisiana plantation called Terrebonne, and sparked debates about the abolition of slavery and the role of theatre in politics. Ratts. Don't you know that she is the natural daughter of the judge, your uncle, and that old lady thar just adored anything her husband cared for; and this girl, that another woman would a hated, she loves as if she'd been her own child. George. No; like a sugar cane; so dry outside, one would never think there was so much sweetness within. As they exit,M'Closkyrises from behind rock,R.,*and looks after them. I don't think you capable of anything else than---. We have known each other but a few days, but to me those days have been worth all the rest of my life. No, sar; but dem vagabonds neber take de 'specable straight road, dey goes by de swamp. One thousand bid. ", Pete. she would revolt from it, as all but you would; and if I consented to hear the cries of my heart, if I did not crush out my infant love, what would she say to the poor girl on whom she had bestowed so much? Nebber mind, sar, we bring good news---it won't spile for de keeping. why were you not my son---you are so like my dear husband. Some of you niggers run and hole de hosses; and take dis, Dido. Zoe (an Octoroon Girl, free, the Natural Child of the late Judge by a Quadroon Slave) Mrs. J. H. Allen. Brightness will return amongst you. No, it ain't; because, just then, what does the judge do, but hire another overseer---a Yankee---a Yankee named Salem Scudder. ha---git out! Sunnyside, how good you are; so like my poor Peyton. [Dances.]. M'Closky. That is the ineffaceable curse of Cain. I will, quicker than lightning. Burn! Paul. Sunny. Come, Miss Dora, let me offer you my arm. Back at Terrebonne, Zoe returns but with a sad heart, as she knows that she and George can never be together. You can protect me from that man---do let me die without pain. | Contact Us She is one-eighth black, the daughter of a "quadroon" slave woman, and is very. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. In an act of desperation she drinks a vial of poison, and Scudder enters to deliver the good news that McClosky was proven guilty of murdering Paul and that Terrebonne now belongs to George. If there's a chance of it, there's not a planter round here who wouldn't lend you the whole cash, to keep your name and blood amongst us. Mrs. P.Read, George. In a few hours that man, my master, will come for me; he has paid my price, and he only consented to let me remain here this one night, because Mrs. Peyton promised to give me up to him to-day. [*Takes fan from*Minnie.] The New York Times noted 'its striking merits as a sensational drama' Whar's Paul, Wahnotee? *Enter*Wahnotee,R.;they are all about to rush on him. Let him answer for the boy, then. [R.] Then why don't you buy it yourself, Colonel? The Octoroon (1913) - Quotes - IMDb Menu Edit The Octoroon (1913) Quotes It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. Zoe, listen to me, then. ---Cane-brake Bayou.---Bank,C.---Triangle Fire,R. C.---Canoe,C.---M'Closky*discovered asleep. O! Have I slept upon the benefits I received, and never saw, never felt, never knew that I was forgetful and ungrateful? You'll find him scenting round the rum store, hitched up by the nose. He's yours, Mr. George Peyton. You will not give me to that man? Paul! You don't expect to recover any of this old debt, do you? O! Scud. If he caught the fever, were stung by a snake, or possessed of any other poisonous or unclean thing, you could pity, tend, love him through it, and for your gentle care he would love you in return. I arrived just too late, he had grabbed the prize as I came up. Pete. I will dine on oysters and palomitas and wash them down with white wine. look here, these Peytons are bust; cut 'em; I am rich, jine me; I'll set you up grand, and we'll give these first families here our dust, until you'll see their white skins shrivel up with hate and rage; what d'ye say? The house of Mason Brothers, of Liverpool, failed some twenty years ago in my husband's debt. I left that siren city as I would have left a beloved woman. Do you want me to stop here and bid for it? Judge, my friend. The Injiun means that he buried him there! What, on Terrebonne! D'ye hear it---nearer---nearer---ah! He said so. Silence in the court; stand back, let the gentlemen of the jury retire, consult, and return their verdict. Grace. [Aside to Sunnyside.] M'Closky. All there is there would kill one, wouldn't it? You blow, Mas'r Scudder, when I tole you; dere's a man from Noo Aleens just arriv' at de house, and he's stuck up two papers on de gates; "For sale---dis yer property," and a heap of oder tings---and he seen missus, and arter he shown some papers she burst out crying---I yelled; den de corious of little niggers dey set up, den de hull plantation children---de live stock reared up and created a purpiration of lamentation as did de ole heart good to har. but her image will pass away like a little cloud that obscured your happiness a while---you will love each other; you are both too good not to join your hearts. O, I have not spoiled that anyhow. Now don't stir. Closky tue Paul---kill de child with your tomahawk dar; 'twasn't you, no---ole Pete allus say so. two forms! Gustave Flaubert, Not that anyone short of God Almighty could have gotten Marcus Senior to rest and take it easy. ain't that a pooty gun. With them around us, if we have not wealth, we shall at least have the home that they alone can make---. Pointdexter*mounts the table with his hammer, his Clerk sits at his feet. Ain't he! What more d'ye want---ain't that proof enough? I'd be darned glad if somebody would tear my past life away from me. 'Top; you look, you Wahnotee; you see dis rag, eh? Mr. George is in love with Zoe. Dido. Lafouche. Mas'r George---ah, no, sar---don't buy me---keep your money for some udder dat is to be sold. Is my plantation at Comptableau worth this? Now's your time, sar. And dar's de 'paratus---O, gosh, if I could take a likeness ob dis child! [Rising.] Pete. Pete. Gentlemen, we are all acquainted with the circumstances of this girl's position, and I feel sure that no one here will oppose the family who desires to redeem the child of our esteemed and noble friend, the late Judge Peyton. Zoe. Dere's a dish of pen-pans---jess taste, Mas'r George---and here's fried bananas; smell 'em, do, sa glosh. "No, ma'am, the truth seldom is.". I'll bear it. We must excuse Scudder, friends. [Doraattempts to take it.] I've got four plates ready, in case we miss the first shot. He is said to have "combined sentiment, wit and local colour with sensational and spectacular endings" (Nova). "The free papers of my daughter, Zoe, registered February 4th, 1841." Yes, near the quick there is a faint blue mark. O, no; Mas'r Scudder, don't leave Mas'r Closky like dat---don't, sa---'tain't what good Christian should do. You are a white man; you'll not leave one of your own blood to be butchered by the red-skin? You see how easily I have become reconciled to my fate---so it will be with you. Whoever said so lied. Mas'r Ratts, you hard him sing about de place where de good niggers go, de last time. [He is borne off in boat, struggling. Is that you, Mr. Overseer? Now it's cooking, laws mussey, I feel it all inside, as if it was at a lottery. Missey Zoe! 3, Pete, a house servant. Fifteen thousand. Mrs. P.George, I can't spare Paul for an hour or two; he must run over to the landing; the steamer from New Orleans passed up the river last night, and if there's a mail they have thrown it ashore. Scud. That's about right. When he speaks to one he does it so easy, so gentle; it isn't bar-room style; love lined with drinks, sighs tinged with tobacco---and they say all the women in Paris were in love with him, which I feelIshall be; stop fanning me; what nice boots he wears. Scud. Ratts. George. I couldn't bear to see him put to work. George. good, good nurse: you will, you will. I believe Mr. M'Closky has a bill of sale on them. Zoe. I'ss, Mas'r George. Zoe, you have suspected the feeling that now commands an utterance---you have seen that I love you. Dora, I once made you weep; those were the only tears I caused any body. come home---there are strangers in the house. The Octoroon Quotes & Sayings Happy to read and share the best inspirational The Octoroon quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes. [Speaking in his ear-trumpet.] M'Closkyruns off,L.1. Scud. Ratts. she will har you. M'Closky,Why not? Take your hand down---take it down. Scud. Zoe. Poor little Paul---poor little nigger! ", Zoe. Dora. Dora. You don't come here to take life easy. Share with your friends. Scud. [Sits,R.], Dora. The sheriff from New Orleans has taken possession---Terrebonne is in the hands of the law. I'm afraid to die; yet I am more afraid to live. To be alive is to be breathing. She's in love with young Peyton; it made me curse, whar it made you cry, as it does now; I see the tears on your cheeks now. Dora. Scud. Scud. Don't do nuffin. Hold on yere, George Peyton; you sit down there. Lynch him! Scud. Only 10 percent engaged in combat; the American elephant, pursuing the Vietnamese grasshopper, was extraordinarily heavy with logistical support. One of them is prepared with a self-developing liquid that I've invented. Sunny. Scud. [Looks off.] Laws, mussey! George. there again!---no; it was only the wind over the canes. [SeesPete,*who has set his pail down*L. C.up stage, and goes to sleep on it.] Last night I overheard you weeping in your room, and you said, "I'd rather see her dead than so! Look here, you're free, you know nary a master to hurt you now: you will stop here as long as you're a mind to, only don't look so. Ugh! Scud. George. George. Despite the happiness Zoe stands dying and the play ends with her death on the sitting-room couch and George kneeling beside her. Zoe. No; but I loved you so, I could not bear my fate; and then I stood your heart and hers. No; the hitching line was cut with a knife. I suppose I shall go before long, and I wished to visit all the places, once again, to see the poor people. Whar's de coffee? [Wahnotee*raises apron and runs off,*L.U.E.Paul*sits for his picture---M'Closkyappears from*R.U.E.]. I have it. Yes, Mas'r George, dey was born here; and old Pete is fonder on 'em dan he is of his fiddle on a Sunday. Yes---when I saw him and Miss Zoe galloping through the green sugar crop, and doing ten dollars' worth of damage at every stride, says I, how like his old uncle he do make the dirt fly. Hello, Pete, I never heard of that affair. George. he must not see me. I'd cut my throat---or yours---yours I'd prefer. Go and try it, if you've a mind to. Alex Tizon, To one who waits, all things reveal themselves so long as you have the courage not to deny in the darkness what you have seen in the light. [*Exit*Mrs. Peyton*and*George,L.U.E.] A slave! Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. "Judgment, 40,000, 'Thibodeaux against Peyton,'"---surely, that is the judgment under which this estate is now advertised for sale---[takes up paper and examines it]; yes, "Thibodeaux against Peyton, 1838." Their presence keeps alive the reproach against me that I ruined them; yet, if this money should come. Zoe! Just turn your face a leetle this way---fix your---let's see---look here. The Steamer moves off---fire kept up---M'Closky*re-enters,*R.,*swimming on.*. Scud. [Draws knife.] Providence has chosen your executioner. Letters! Sunnyside, Pointdexter, Jackson, Peyton; here it is---the Liverpool post-mark, sure enough!---[Opens letter---reads.] It carried that easy on mortgage. What, sar? I fled; it followed. Sunny. George still loves Zoe, telling her: "[T]his knowledge brings no revolt to my heart, and I . Dora. "When she goes along, she just leaves a streak of love behind her. He wanted to know what furniture she had in her bedroom, the dresses she wore, the people she knew; even his physical desire for her gave way to a deeper yearning, a boundless, aching curiosity. Scud. Improvements---anything, from a stay-lace to a fire-engine. [Wahnotee*sits*L.,rolled in blanket.]. Never mind. Pete. The Steamer floats on at back, burning. Look! Here, stay! A view of the Plantation Terrebonne, in Louisiana.---A branch of the Mississippi is seen winding through the Estate.---A low built, but extensive Planter's Dwelling, surrounded with a veranda, and raised a few feet from the ground, occupies theL. It ain't no use now; you got to gib it up! have I fixed ye? Excuse me; one of the principal mortgagees has made the demand. Zoe. Point. Adam had a job, a place to live, and food that he could provide for his woman. The sun is rising. he's allers in for it. What's the matter, Ratts? 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