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The Lord of the Manor .
A Fishergirl , his granddaughter.
His Steward .
His Librarian .
An Old Fishwife .
A Serving-maid .
A Youth , her grandson.
An Old Fisherman .
Other Fisherfolk.
A neglected terrace in front of a dilapidated château. The château is at the estuary of a river, and its terrace commands a wide view of a watery land: low-lying shores help to define an indefinite horizon, and many dim sails flit by without pausing and without approaching. Level with the rugged old balustrade rise the masts and chimneys of a fishing-village, and through the middle of the terrace a seamed and salt-stained old stairway leads to the beach below. The time is sunset, and a pinkish glow touches alike the sky, the sea, and the distant sails. There is a light breeze.
At one corner of the terrace the Lord of the Manor lounges on a shabby garden-seat which is set between two oleanders in tubs of faded green. In attendance upon him are his Steward and his Librarian .
( yawning and stretching ).
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( to himself ).
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[A Serving-maid advances along the terrace, bearing a tray with refreshment.]
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( with considerable self-consciousness ).
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( in sudden alarm ).
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( picking up her tray ).
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( shading her eyes ).
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( in an undertone of great relief ).
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[The Maid leans over the balustrade and signals the appearance of the sail to the Fisherfolk below. They crowd slowly up the stairway for the sake of a wider outlook. The Old Fisherman and his Granddaughter leave the pier and climb upward with the rest.]
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( upon the topmost step ).
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( coughing ).
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( with her head upon the Fishwife's shoulder ).
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[The Fishergirl raises her head suddenly, and clumsily makes as if to cross over to the Serving-maid
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( taking the Librarian aside ).
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( to the Fishwife , upon whose shoulder she still hides her face ).
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[The boat approaches quietly through the dusk, and heads for the beach with little heed to the pier. All — save the Lord of the Manor — swarm down to meet it. — There is a flitting of busy figures through the falling night, and presently a great chorus of discordant cries.]
( appearing at the top of the stairway ).
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( on a lower step ).
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( beside her ).
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[The Fishergirl staggers blindly down the steps and disappears in the darkness.]
( climbing up, pale as a ghost ).
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( half-way up the steps ).
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( flinging aside his bundle ).
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[The last of the Fisherfolk pass slowly down the steps and disperse through the village.]
( to the Steward ).
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( in deep abasement ).
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[Dark, moonless night. After an interval, the sail of the empty boat is raised, and the Steward puts forth alone.]
( throwing a pistol, with a splash, into the water ).
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[As the Steward rounds the end of the pier, a second splash is heard: the Fishergirl has flung herself into the sea.]