Chantecler
I? I? [She goes off. He repeats indignantly.] I ? [Watching her out of sight, then, dropping his voice, to the Woodpecker.] She is not coming back, is she?
The Woodpecker
[Who from his high window in the tree can look off.] No.
Scene Third
Chantecler, the Woodpecker.
Chantecler
[Eagerly.] Keep watch! They are going to talk with me from home.
The Woodpecker
[Interested.] Who?
Chantecler
The Blackbird.
The Woodpecker
I thought he hated you.
Chantecler
He came near it, but the Blackbird cast of mind admits of compromise, and it amuses him to keep me informed.
The Woodpecker
Is he coming?