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The Four-Leaved Clover

Llinellau gan Desc (Cyfanswm: 64)

(1, 0) 1 SCENE.─Kitchen in a farmhouse on a mountain in South Wales.
(1, 0) 2 The fireplace faces the audience, with a settle on one side and an oak arm-chair on the other.
(1, 0) 3 Door leading outside on the left wall at the back, window in same wall nearer.
(1, 0) 4 The dresser is against the right wall at the back, and a door leading to the back kitchen on the same wall nearer.
(1, 0) 5 Table in the middle, with oak chairs.
(1, 0) 6 The furniture is old and polished.
(1, 0) 7 The walls have pictures of ministers on them and one or two samplers.
(1, 0) 8 Guns and hams hanging up.
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(1, 0) 10 IANTO, a young farmer, is sitting smoking in the armchair.
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(1, 0) 12 CATRIN, his wife, young and pretty, in a check apron and a little red shawl, is darning on the settle.
 
(1, 0) 190 She jumps from the chair, and runs to lay supper.
(1, 0) 191 Sets table with dishes, etc.
(1, 0) 192 Brings oatcakes, cheese, and a jug of milk.
(1, 0) 193 When they are seated, one at each end, and are about to begin, there is a loud knocking at the door.
 
(1, 0) 196 The door is flung open, and a little man stands on the threshold.
(1, 0) 197 He is old and withered, his boots are very muddy, he carries a fiddle.
(1, 0) 198 He looks at them calmly without saying a word for a time.
 
(1, 0) 215 OLD MAN looks at him grinning, and winks.
(1, 0) 216 Takes ancther step into the room, when he is stopped by CATRIN, who shrieks, and points to his feet.
 
(1, 0) 222 OLD MAN goes back and wipes his feet.
 
(1, 0) 227 Lifts his foot and looks at it, then from IANTO to CATRIN.
 
(1, 0) 230 OLD MAN sits down, putting his fiddle on a chair.
(1, 0) 231 CATRIN fetches extra plates, etc., from the dresser.
(1, 0) 232 They begin the supper.
(1, 0) 233 OLD MAN
 
(1, 0) 235 Oat-cake is good, Catrin Griffith, but oat-cake without butter is like goodness without kindness.
(1, 0) 236 CATRIN
 
(1, 0) 238 Oat-cake without butter is good enough for you, whatever.
 
(1, 0) 249 They go on eating, OLD MAN helping himself freely.
 
(1, 0) 259 CATRIN is baffled.
 
(1, 0) 282 Puts the whole piece in his pocket.
 
(1, 0) 291 CATRIN stares.
(1, 0) 292 OLD MAN feels in lus pocket.
 
(1, 0) 297 Holds out lis own pouch, OLD MAN fills his pipe.
 
(1, 0) 299 Both men light their pipes, and puff out smoke in contentment.
 
(1, 0) 316 IANTO and OLD MAN go and sit on the settle and armchair by the fire and smoke.
(1, 0) 317 CATRIN begins clearing the supper things, carrying them out to the inner room.
(1, 0) 318 OLD MAN knocks out his pipe.
 
(1, 0) 320 The OLD MAN stands up and sings two verses of "All Through the Night," IANTO and CATRIN listening.
 
(1, 0) 440 IANTO bursts out laughing.
 
(1, 0) 463 Pause.
(1, 0) 464 Then he knocks out lis pipe and stands up.
 
(1, 0) 466 Takes a withered clover leaf from his coat and gives it to IANTO, who examines it curiously.
 
(1, 0) 478 CATRIN comes in and looks disapprovingly at ihe OLD Man.
(1, 0) 479 IANTO puts the clover leaf in the button-hole of his coat.
 
(1, 0) 493 There is a long pause.
(1, 0) 494 IANTO leans against the table and stares at CATRIN as if he had never seen her before.
 
(1, 0) 507 CATRIN stands twisting the fringe on her shawl and glancing uneasily at IANTO.
(1, 0) 508 Long pause.
 
(1, 0) 544 They stand and gaze at one another.
(1, 0) 545 IANTO'S expression is full of horror.
(1, 0) 546 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.
(1, 0) 547 Pause.
 
(1, 0) 552 Sits down by the table and puts her head down on her arms.
 
(1, 0) 558 Puts her head down again.
 
(1, 0) 562 No answer.
(1, 0) 563 IANTO pulls her up from the chair and puts his arms round her.
(1, 0) 564 She turns her head away.
 
(1, 0) 579 Short pause.
 
(1, 0) 588 CATRIN goes to the dresser, takes a candlestick, and lights it.
(1, 0) 589 IANTO locks and bolts the door.
 
(1, 0) 597 CURTAIN