PED. I had no witnesses. But I have instructed him to get and bring certain papers to Lafitte at Darblee’s at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of the 7th. I shall have a body of armed men on the spot and if the government fail to catch and convict the fellow with those papers on him, I shall be much deceived. (exeunt Pedro and Manuel.)
LIZ. (advances; shakes her fist after them.) Catch Marser Dominique, would you? Not wid de powers ’gainst yo. I kin warn Marser Dominique. (going.) Stop! Ee plum discontempchus o’ me. Ef I tell ’im, ee’ll go shore. Ne mine Marser Lafitte sot heap o store on dat young man. I gwine save ’im anyhow. Marser Lafitte de man! Ee’ll know how to deal wid ’em. (unties her apron; exit; enter Lafitte; he is exquisitely attired in evening dress; enter from opposite direction a man servant.)
LAF. Is Miss d’Acosta here?
SER. Naw, sah.
LAF. Be careful. She has been here.
SER. (scratching his temple.) Miss d’Acosta?—Oh, yes sah; I ’members.
LAF. Is she here now.
SER. Less’n she done gone, sah. She was hyar a minit ago. (Lafitte exits eagerly followed by servant; enter Governor Claiborne and the Chairman on the Committee of War Measures.)
GOV. C. I was very reluctant to let her go.
CHAIR. If Lafitte be in league with the British, it is a league formidable beyond computation.