Ruth: I thank thee, O great Boaz, for thou hast comforted me and thou hast spoken friendly words unto me.
Boaz: Come hither at meal times and eat of the bread and dip thy morsel in the vinegar with my reapers.
[The reapers have departed. Boaz goes off.]
Ruth: The Lord God is truly good unto me!
SCENE III
Place: At the gate of the city.
Characters: Boaz, a Cousin of Naomi, Ten Citizens, Ruth, Naomi.
[Several citizens stand in groups, talking. Boaz enters.]
Boaz [speaks to one of the group]: Hast thou seen my cousin pass this way? I am seeking him.
First Citizen: Nay, good sir, I have not seen him.