(Sound of drums.)
Will. ’Tis the last call; I must go. Farewell, Betty. (He gathers her in his arms before Miss B. can come between them.) Miss Boltwood, I am resolved to wed your niece with your permission or—without it! [Exit.
(Betty runs to the window.)
Miss B. Betty Boltwood, I am amazed that you should permit yourself to become interested in a Dickinson! I forbid you to receive this presumptuous young man again.
(Betty begins to wave her handkerchief at the window. Her aunt snatches it from her hand. They both stand at the window watching the minutemen.)
CURTAIN
ACT II
SCENE.—The same. A fire is on the hearth, the cat by the fire. The window is open and the roses are seen climbing near the sill. It is an afternoon in June not long after the battle of Bunker Hill.
(As the curtain rises, enter Miss B. She is in summer dress. She carries a reticule or bag. She goes to door at L.)
Miss B. Mandy!