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SCENE.─Kitchen in a farmhouse on a mountain in South Wales. |
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The fireplace faces the audience, with a settle on one side and an oak arm-chair on the other. |
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Door leading outside on the left wall at the back, window in same wall nearer. |
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The dresser is against the right wall at the back, and a door leading to the back kitchen on the same wall nearer. |
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Table in the middle, with oak chairs. |
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The furniture is old and polished. |
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The walls have pictures of ministers on them and one or two samplers. |
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Guns and hams hanging up. |
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IANTO, a young farmer, is sitting smoking in the armchair. |
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CATRIN, his wife, young and pretty, in a check apron and a little red shawl, is darning on the settle. |
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She jumps from the chair, and runs to lay supper. |
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Sets table with dishes, etc. |
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Brings oatcakes, cheese, and a jug of milk. |
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When they are seated, one at each end, and are about to begin, there is a loud knocking at the door. |
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The door is flung open, and a little man stands on the threshold. |
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He is old and withered, his boots are very muddy, he carries a fiddle. |
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He looks at them calmly without saying a word for a time. |
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OLD MAN looks at him grinning, and winks. |
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Takes ancther step into the room, when he is stopped by CATRIN, who shrieks, and points to his feet. |
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OLD MAN goes back and wipes his feet. |
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Lifts his foot and looks at it, then from IANTO to CATRIN. |
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OLD MAN sits down, putting his fiddle on a chair. |
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CATRIN fetches extra plates, etc., from the dresser. |
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They begin the supper. |
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OLD MAN |
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Oat-cake is good, Catrin Griffith, but oat-cake without butter is like goodness without kindness. |
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CATRIN |
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Oat-cake without butter is good enough for you, whatever. |
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They go on eating, OLD MAN helping himself freely. |
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CATRIN is baffled. |
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Puts the whole piece in his pocket. |
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CATRIN stares. |
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OLD MAN feels in lus pocket. |
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Holds out lis own pouch, OLD MAN fills his pipe. |
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Both men light their pipes, and puff out smoke in contentment. |
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IANTO and OLD MAN go and sit on the settle and armchair by the fire and smoke. |
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CATRIN begins clearing the supper things, carrying them out to the inner room. |
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OLD MAN knocks out his pipe. |
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The OLD MAN stands up and sings two verses of "All Through the Night," IANTO and CATRIN listening. |
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IANTO bursts out laughing. |
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Pause. |
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Then he knocks out lis pipe and stands up. |
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Takes a withered clover leaf from his coat and gives it to IANTO, who examines it curiously. |
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CATRIN comes in and looks disapprovingly at ihe OLD Man. |
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IANTO puts the clover leaf in the button-hole of his coat. |
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There is a long pause. |
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IANTO leans against the table and stares at CATRIN as if he had never seen her before. |
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CATRIN stands twisting the fringe on her shawl and glancing uneasily at IANTO. |
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Long pause. |
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They stand and gaze at one another. |
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IANTO'S expression is full of horror. |
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Then he frantically tears the clover from his coat and throws it on the fire, and stands breathing hard as if he had just escaped from a great danger. |
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Pause. |
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Sits down by the table and puts her head down on her arms. |
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Puts her head down again. |
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No answer. |
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IANTO pulls her up from the chair and puts his arms round her. |
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She turns her head away. |
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Short pause. |
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CATRIN goes to the dresser, takes a candlestick, and lights it. |
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IANTO locks and bolts the door. |
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CURTAIN |