The Owls
[Frightened.] Himself!
The Turkey
Fly!
First Owl
No need. The night is dark. We can vanish by merely closing our eyes. [They shut their luminous eyes. Darkness. Chantecler appears at the top of the ladder.]
Chantecler
[To the Blackbird.] Did you hear anything, Blackbird?
The Blackbird
I did, indeed, old chap.
The Owls
[Frightened.] What’s this?
The Blackbird
A black conspiracy—
Chantecler
Ah?
The Blackbird
[With melodramatic emphasis.] Against you!—Tremble!
Chantecler
[Going in again, unalarmed.] Joker!