(Exit Simon, Nancy, R. Matt, May, Roy, C. Marcus, Bess, L.)
Curtain.
Transcriber’s Notes
A table of contents was added as a navigation aid.
Some typographical errors have been corrected:
| Page | Printed | Correction | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|
| [3] | hat | hat, | slouch hat, whiskers and wig |
| [3] | Peticoat | Petticoat | Balmoral Petticoat, calico dress |
| [8] | Roy | Roy. | Roy. What! Pin him in a corner |
| [10] | Your | You’re | Roy. You’re right. I nearly |
| [12] | its | it’s | it’s hurting me. This girl loves me |
| [13] | their | there | there has been no confidence |
| [15] | [...] | (...) | (Bess and Marcus exeunt, C., arm in arm.) |
| [15] | bran | bran’ | bran’ new from top to toe |
| [16] | busines | business | the confectionery business |
| [17] | pant’s | pants | Takes paper from pants pocket |
| [19] | Matt ( | (Matt | (Matt staggers in from L. |
| [20] | Mat. | Matt. | Matt. ’Scuse me. |
| [21] | your’e | you’re | you’re his sweet—hic—heart now |
| [21] | condemn | condemn. | before you condemn. |
| [25] | her.) | her. | duster straight out before her. |
| [25] | N ancy | Nancy | Nancy. A policeman! Simon |
| [29] | R | R. | (runs in C. down R.). |
| [30] | one. | one, | not you, brave little one, |
| [30] | C | C. | Bess (comes to C.). |
| [30] | R | R. | Bess (goes R.). I challenge |
| [31] | cats | cat’s | Ah! the cat’s out of the bag. |
| [31] | Twould | ’Twould | ’Twould be just like him. |
| [31] | L | L. | (Cross to door L.). |
| [32] | unacountable | unaccountable | in some unaccountable manner |
| [32] | her’s | hers | a fate would be hers |
| [32] | condition | condition. | almost dying condition. She |
| [36] | C | C. | Roy (returns to C.). |
| [41] | Aside, | Aside. | Ahem! (Aside.) From you, |
| [41] | Hark | “Hark | “Hark, from the graves |
| [42] | C | C. | (turns back and stops C.). |
| [42] | Bess, | Bess. | Bess. Oh, dear! |
| [46] | Nancy, | Nancy. | Nancy. But you didn’t. |
| [46] | Nancy. | Nancy? | anything for you, Nancy? |
| [47] | anyhow | anyhow. | dirty business anyhow. |
| [47] | is is | is | She’s a smart girl, Nancy is, |
| [48] | Matt Winsor | Matt Winsor | Matt Winsor opens door |
| [48] | hic | hic | Roy’s wife (hic), how are you? |
| [48] | hic | hic | You did (hic) n’t spect me. |
| [48] | spect | ’spect | You did hic n’t ’spect me. |
| [48] | hic | hic | Matt. No such thing (hic) |
| [48] | hic | hic | de (hic) ceived you |
| [48] | hic | hic | but you see it’s no use (hic). |
| [48] | hic | hic | Well, you lis (hic) ’n to me. |
| [48] | hic | hic | deserted wife (hic). I went; |
| [48] | hic | hic | Well (hic), |
| [48] | hic | hic | something you didn’t (hic) find |
| [48] | hic | hic | That’s all: she (hic) died. |
| [49] | hic | hic | A tramp (hic) now; |
| [49] | hic | hic | and father (hic) long ago. |
| [49] | hic | hic | mother flown, the child (hic) |
| [49] | hic | hic | sell my life cheap (hic); |
| [49] | hic | hic | You know the rest (hic). |
| [49] | hic | hic | It’s only a tramp’s story (hic). |
| [49] | hic | hic | Oh, I’ve found her (hic): |
| [49] | hic | hic | but how could I face her (hic)? |
| [50] | L, | L. | (Goes L. Enter |
| [50] | C | C. | C.). O |
| [50] | (Weeps). | (Weeps.) | (Weeps.) |
| [50] | R | R. | 3 E. R.). I care not: |
Centered stage direction on page [20]:
(Royal enters C.)
Added Exit and parens to stage direction on page [52]: