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DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
Old Ledger
Young Ledger
Old Herdy
Jonathan Postfree
Seamore , ( alias Young Herdy )
William ( a sailor )
Fopling
Landlord
Cesar ( a black, servant to old Ledger )
Mrs. Ledger
Maria Ledger
Sally Herdy
SCENE, NEW-YORK — TIME, 36 HOURS.
ACT I.
SCENE I
— a room in old Ledger's house.
enter Cesar.
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enter Fopling.
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( handing boots )
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( putting on boots )
(holding his hat)
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exit
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exit
enter young Ledger.
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enter mrs. Ledger.
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enter old Ledger.
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exit mrs. Ledger
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SONG — OLD LEDGER.
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exeunt
SCENE II
— a street: on one side a yard for cattle, on the other an inn, sign of the Bull's-Head.
Jonathan Postfree discovered locking the gate of the yard; a long whip in his hand.
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( the wind oversets his hat on which the papers are laid, and scatters them about the street; at that instant the Landlord enters from the inn, and crossing towards the yard, is overthrown by Postfree in his hurry to gather up his papers )
( starting up )
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exeunt into house
SCENE III
— a parlour in old Ledger's house.
discovered playing on a piano-forte, and singing.
SONG — MARIA.
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Postfree enters hastily and awkwardly, followed by Cesar , and catching his foot against the carpet, falls his length on the floor; his whip flics one way, and his hat another
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exit
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( takes up his hat and whip, and is going )
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( walks round the carpet to get to a chair )
enter Sally Herdy.
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( begins to replace the bundle )
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SONG — SALLY.
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SONG — POSTFREE. Tune Yankee Doodle.
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exit, bowing awkwardly
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exit Sally
enter young Ledger.
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SONG — YOUNG LEDGER.
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END OF THE FIRST ACT.
ACT II.
SCENE I
— a dock — view of the harbor — vessels and boats on the water, &c. Morning.
enter Jemmy Seamore and William from a boat.
SONG —
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enterPostfree ( whip as usual. )
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( going )
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exit Postfree, bowing awkwardly
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enter Cesar.
Cesar how d'ye do — you don't recollect me, I perceive.
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shaking his head
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( exit with William.)
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SONG — CESAR
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CHORUS.
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exit
SCENE II
— a room in an inn — view of a garden in back scene.
enter Maria and Fopling.
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exit
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3 sentences
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exit
SCENE III
— same as Scene II in Act I.
enter Fopling.
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enterPostfree , ( whip &c. )
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( aside )
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113 words
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3 sentences
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547 chars
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(staring)
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19 words
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3 sentences
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( turning the butt of his whip, and raising it )
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21 words
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98 chars
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(shrinking)
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13 words
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3 sentences
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61 chars
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exit
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39 words
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3 sentences
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192 chars
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enter Seamore.
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15 words
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3 sentences
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77 chars
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43 words
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3 sentences
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222 chars
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11 words
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2 sentences
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50 chars
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exit
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39 words
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2 sentences
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204 chars
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SONG — POSTFREE.
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88 words
in
9 sentences
using
425 chars
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60 words
in
4 sentences
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291 chars
.
exit
ACT III.
SCENE I
— a narrow lane, a garden wall on one side, in which is a gate — (evening)
Postfree discovered peeping round the corner of the garden wall.
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4 sentences
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304 chars
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( knocks down the man , Maria falls out of his arms )
( without )
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15 words
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2 sentences
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no se of coach without )
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11 words
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2 sentences
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59 chars
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31 words
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5 sentences
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145 chars
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2 sentences
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105 chars
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177 words
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4 sentences
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828 chars
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29 words
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135 chars
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34 words
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15 words
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2 sentences
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20 words
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2 sentences
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102 chars
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SCENE II
— a room in old Ledger's house.
enter old Ledger and mrs. Ledger.
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3 sentences
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1 sentence
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(looks out at window, evidently agitated)
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65 chars
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enter Sally Herdy.
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3 sentences
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28 words
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2 sentences
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120 chars
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enter young Ledger
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2 sentences
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2 sentences
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enter Cesar.
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3 sentences
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23 chars
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2 sentences
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12 chars
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enter old Herdy, Seamore , and William.
Father, how do you do? I was afraid some accident had happened to you.
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144 chars
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9 words
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17 words
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2 sentences
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9 words
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2 sentences
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24 words
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3 sentences
using
114 chars
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5 words
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2 sentences
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27 words
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2 sentences
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142 chars
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( aside )
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12 words
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3 sentences
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57 chars
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10 words
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2 sentences
using
50 chars
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19 words
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3 sentences
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93 chars
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10 words
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3 sentences
using
52 chars
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16 words
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2 sentences
using
81 chars
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28 words
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2 sentences
using
133 chars
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( aside )
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14 words
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2 sentences
using
73 chars
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22 words
in
5 sentences
using
113 chars
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enter
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11 words
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2 sentences
using
53 chars
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46 words
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3 sentences
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247 chars
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22 words
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5 sentences
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110 chars
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5 words
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2 sentences
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19 chars
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17 words
in
3 sentences
using
84 chars
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25 words
in
4 sentences
using
129 chars
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26 words
in
8 sentences
using
131 chars
.
exit; Cesar following
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7 words
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3 sentences
using
36 chars
.
Contains
13 words
in
3 sentences
using
70 chars
.
Contains
10 words
in
2 sentences
using
44 chars
.
Contains
7 words
in
2 sentences
using
33 chars
.
( without )
Contains
19 words
in
2 sentences
using
93 chars
.
enter leading in Maria.
Contains
19 words
in
2 sentences
using
88 chars
.
Contains
2 words
in
2 sentences
using
11 chars
.
Contains
4 words
in
2 sentences
using
19 chars
.
(attempts to throw herself into Seamore's arms; Postfree prevents her.)
Contains
21 words
in
5 sentences
using
98 chars
.
Contains
4 words
in
2 sentences
using
21 chars
.
Contains
14 words
in
3 sentences
using
77 chars
.
Contains
15 words
in
4 sentences
using
83 chars
.
(staring at Seamore and then at old. Herdy )
Contains
72 words
in
6 sentences
using
365 chars
.
(to old Herdy )
Contains
4 words
in
2 sentences
using
21 chars
.
Contains
1 word
in
2 sentences
using
12 chars
.
Contains
17 words
in
2 sentences
using
88 chars
.
( looking at Y. Ledger and Sally )
Contains
18 words
in
2 sentences
using
88 chars
.
Contains
21 words
in
3 sentences
using
108 chars
.
Contains
4 words
in
2 sentences
using
20 chars
.
( handing Sally to Y. Ledger)
Contains
26 words
in
2 sentences
using
140 chars
.
Contains
55 words
in
2 sentences
using
259 chars
.
Contains
7 words
in
1 sentence
using
39 chars
.
Contains
6 words
in
1 sentence
using
33 chars
.
Contains
8 words
in
1 sentence
using
49 chars
.
Contains
8 words
in
1 sentence
using
34 chars
.
END OF JONATHAN POSTFREE.