ACT II
The same morning. Justice Merton’s parlour, furnished and designed in the style of the early colonial period. On the right wall, hangs a portrait of the Justice as a young man; on the left wall, an old-fashioned looking-glass. At the right of the room stands the Glass of Truth, draped—as in the blacksmith shop—with the strange, embroidered curtain.
In front of it are discovered Rachel and Richard; Rachel is about to draw the curtain.
RACHEL Now! Are you willing?
RICHARD So you suspect me of dark, villainous practices?
RACHEL No, no, foolish Dick.
RICHARD Still, I am to be tested; is that it?
RACHEL That’s it.