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the menthere's no heart in them�察�the cowards。 Blind as bats�察�they arecan't see a day before their noses。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 It's the women�察�David。
ROBERTS。 Ah� �So they say� �They can remember the women when their own bellies speak� �The women never stop them from the drink�察�but from a little suffering to themselves in a sacred cause�察�the women stop them fast enough。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 But think o' the children�察�David。
ROBERTS。 Ah� �If they will go breeding themselves for slaves�察�without a thought o' the future o' them they breed
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Gasping。�А �That's enough�察�David�察�don't begin to talk of thatI won'tI can't
ROBERTS。 ��Staring at her。�А �Now�察�now�察�my girl��
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Breathlessly。�А �No�察�no�察�DavidI won't��
ROBERTS。 There�察�there� �Come�察�come� �That's right� 。�Bitterly。�А �Not one penny will they put by for a day like this。 Not they� �Hand to mouthGad��I know them� �They've broke my heart。 There was no holdin' them at the start�察�but now the pinch 'as come。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 How can you expect it�察�David�拭 �They're not made of iron。
ROBERTS。 Expect it�拭 �Wouldn't I expect what I would do meself�拭�Wouldn't I starve an' rot rather than give in�拭 �What one man can do�察�another can。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 And the women��
ROBERTS。 This is not women's work。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��With a flash of malice。�А �No�察�the women may die for all you care。 That's their work。
ROBERTS。 ��Averting his eyes。�А �Who talks of dying�拭 �No one will die till we have beaten these
��He meets her eyes again�察�and again turns his away。 Excitedly。��
This is what I've been waiting for all these months。 To get the old robbers down�察�and send them home again without a farthin's worth o' change。 I 've seen their faces�察�I tell you�察�in the valley of the shadow of defeat。
��He goes to the peg and takes down his hat。��
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Following with her eyes´softly。�А �Take your overcoat�察�David�察�it must be bitter cold。
ROBERTS。 ��Coming up to her´his eyes are furtive。�А �No�察�no� �There�察�there�察�stay quiet and warm。 I won't be long�察�my girl。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��With soft bitterness。�А �You'd better take it。
��She lifts the coat。 But ROBERTS puts it back�察�and wraps it round her。 He tries to meet her eyes�察�but cannot。 MRS。 ROBERTS stays huddled in the coat�察�her eyes�察�that follow him about�察�are half malicious�察�half yearning。 He looks at his watch again�察�and turns to go。 In the doorway he meets JAN THOMAS�察�a boy of ten in clothes too big for him�察�carrying a penny whistle。��
ROBERTS。 Hallo�察�boy��
��He goes。 JAN stops within a yard of MRS。 ROBERTS�察�and stares at her without a word。��
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Well�察�Jan��
JAN。 Father 's coming�察�sister Madge is coming。
��He sits at the table�察�and fidgets with his whistle�察�he blows three vague notes�察�then imitates a cuckoo。��
��There is a tap on the door。 Old THOMAS comes in。��
THOMAS。 A very coot tay to you�察�Ma'am。 It is petter that you are。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Thank you�察�Mr。 Thomas。
THOMAS。 ��Nervously。�А �Roberts in��
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Just gone on to the meeting�察�Mr。 Thomas。
THOMAS。 ��With relief�察�becoming talkative。�А �This is fery unfortunate�察�look you� �I came to tell him that we must make terms with London。 It is a fery great pity he is gone to the meeting。 He will be kicking against the pricks�察�I am thinking。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Half rising。�А �He'll never give in�察�Mr。 Thomas。
THOMAS。 You must not be fretting�察�that is very pat for you。 Look you�察�there iss hartly any mans for supporting him now�察�but the engineers and George Rous。 ��Solemnly。�А �This strike is no longer Going with Chapel�察�look you� �I have listened carefully�察�an' I have talked with her。
��JAN blows。��
Sst� �I don't care what th' others say�察�I say that Chapel means us to be stopping the trouple�察�that is what I make of her�察�and it is my opinion that this is the fery best thing for all of us。 If it was n't my opinion�察�I ton't say but it is my opinion�察�look you。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Trying to suppress her excitement。�А �I don't know what'll come to Roberts�察�if you give in。
THOMAS。 It iss no disgrace whateffer� �All that a mortal man coult do he hass tone。 It iss against Human Nature he hass gone�察�fery natural any man may do that�察�but Chapel has spoken and he must not go against her。
��JAN imitates the cuckoo。��
Ton't make that squeaking� 。�Going to the door。�А �Here iss my daughter come to sit with you。 A fery goot day�察�Ma'amno fretting rememper��
��MADGE comes in and stands at the open door�察�watching the street。��
MADGE。 You'll be late�察�Father�察�they're beginning。 ��She catches him by the sleeve。�А �For the love of God�察�stand up to him�察�Fatherthis time��
THOMAS。 ��Detaching his sleeve with dignity。�А �Leave me to do what's proper�察�girl��
��He goes out。 MADGE�察�in the centre of。 the open doorway�察 �slowly moves in�察�as though before the approach of some one。��
ROUS。 ��Appearing in the doorway。�А �Madge��
��MADGE stands with her back to MRS。 ROBERTS�察�staring at him with her head up and her hands behind her。��
ROUS。 ��Who has a fierce distracted look。�А �Madge� �I'm going to the meeting。
��MADGE�察�without moving�察�smiles contemptuously。��
D' ye hear me��
��They speak in quick low voices。��
MADGE。 I hear� �Go�察�and kill your own mother�察�if you must。
��ROUS seizes her by both her arms。 She stands rigid�察�with her head bent back。 He releases her�察�and he too stands motionless。��
ROUS。 I swore to stand by Roberts。 I swore that� �Ye want me to go back on what I've sworn。
MADGE。 ��With slow soft mockery。�А �You are a pretty lover��
ROUS。 Madge��
MADGE。 ��Smiling。�А �I've heard that lovers do what their girls ask them
��JAN sounds the cuckoo's notes��
but that's not true�察�it seems��
ROUS。 You'd make a blackleg of me��
MADGE。 ��With her eyes half´closed。�А �Do it for me��
ROUS。 ��Dashing his hand across his brow。�А �Damn� �I can't��
MADGE。 ��Swiftly。�А �Do it for me��
ROUS。 ��Through his teeth。�А �Don't play the wanton with me��
MADGE。 ��With a movement of her hand towards JANquick and low。�А�I would be that for the children's sake��
ROUS。 ��In a fierce whisper。�А �Madge� �Oh�察�Madge��
MADGE。 ��With soft mockery。�А �But you can't break your word for me��
ROUS。 ��With a choke。�А�Then�察�Begod�察�I can��
��He turns and rushes off。��
��MADGE Stands�察�with a faint smile on her face�察�looking after him。 She turns to MRS。 ROBERTS。��
MADGE。 I have done for Roberts��
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Scornfully。�А �Done for my man�察�with that� 。�She sinks back。
MADGE。 ��Running to her�察�and feeling her hands。�А �You're as cold as a stone� �You want a drop of brandy。 Jan�察�run to the ;Lion;�察�say�察�I sent you for Mrs。 Roberts。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��With a feeble movement。�А �I'll just sit quiet�察�Madge。 Give Janhistea。
MADGE。 ��Giving JAN a slice of bread。�А �There�察�ye little rascal。 Hold your piping。 ��Going to the fire�察�she kneels。�А �It's going out。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��With a faint smile。�А�'T is all the same��
��JAN begins to blow his whistle。��
MADGE。 Tsht� �Tsht��you
��JAN Stops。��
MRS。 ROBERTS。 ��Smiling。�А �Let 'im play�察�Madge。
MADGE。 ��On her knees at the fire�察�listening。�А �Waiting an' waiting。 I've no patience with it�察�waiting an' waitingthat's what a woman has to do� �Can you hear them at itI can��
��JAN begins again to play his whistle�察�MADGE gets up�察�half tenderly she ruffles his hair�察�then�察�sitting�察�leans her elbows on the table�察�and her chin on her hands。 Behind her�察�on MRS。 ROBERTS'S face the smile has changed to horrified surprise。 She makes a sudden movement�察�sitting forward�察�pressing her hands against her breast。 Then slowly she sinks' back�察�slowly her face loses the look of pain�察�the smile returns。 She fixes her eyes again on JAN�察�and moves her lips and finger to the tune。��
The curtain falls。
SCENE II
It is past four。 In a grey�察�failing light�察�an open muddy space is crowded with workmen。 Beyond�察�divided from it by a barbed´ wire fence�察�is the raised towing´path of a canal�察�on which is moored a barge。 In the distance are marshes and snow´covered hills。 The ;Works; high wall runs from the canal across the open space�察�and ivy the angle of this wall is a rude platform of barrels and boards。 On it�察�HARNESS is standing。 ROBERTS�察�a little apart from the crowd�察�leans his back against the wall。 On the raised towing´path two bargemen lounge and smoke indifferently。
HARNESS。 ��Holding out his hand。�А �Well�察�I've spoken to you straight。 If I speak till to´morrow I can't say more。
JAGO。 ��A dark�察�sallow�察�Spanish´looking man with a short�察�thin beard。�А �Mister�察�want to ask you� �Can they get blacklegs��
BULGIN。 ��Menacing。�А �Let 'em try。
��There are savage murmurs from the crowd。��
BROWN。 ��A round´faced man。�А �Where could they get 'em then��
EVANS。 ��A small�察�restless�察�harassed man�察�with a fighting face。�А�There's always blacklegs�察�it's the nature of 'em。 There's always men that'll save their own skins。
��Another savage murmur。 There is a movement�察�and old THOMAS�察 �joining the crowd�察�takes his stand in front。��
HARNESS。 ��Holding up his hand。�А �They can't get them。 But that won't help you。 Now men�察�be reasonable。 Your demands would have brought on us the burden of a dozen strikes at a time when we were not prepared for them。 The Unions live by justice�察�not to one�察�but all。 Any fair man will tell youyou were ill´advised� �I don't say you go too far for that which you're entitled to�察�but you're going too far for the moment�察�you've dug a pit for yourselves。 Are you to stay there�察�or are you to climb out�拭 �Come��
LEWIS。 ��A clean´cut Welshman with a dark moustache。�А �You've hit it�察�Mister� �Which is it to be��
��Another movement in the crowd�察�and ROUS�察�coming quickly�察�takes his stand next THOMAS。��
HARNESS。 Cut your demands to the right pattern�察�and we 'll see you through�察�refuse�察�and don't expect me to waste my time coming down here again。 I 'm not the sort that speaks at random�察�as you ought to know by this time。 If you're the sound men I take you forno matter who
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