HATHORNE
Did you not carry once the Devil's Book
To this young woman?
MARTHA
Never.
HATHORNE
Have you signed it,
Or touched it?
MARTHA
No; I never saw it.
HATHORNE
Did you not scourge her with an iron rod?
MARTHA
No, I did not. If any Evil Spirit
Has taken my shape to do these evil deeds,
I cannot help it. I am innocent.
HATHORNE
Did you not say the Magistrates were blind?
That you would open their eyes?
MARTHA (with a scornful laugh)
Yes, I said that;
If you call me a sorceress, you are blind!
If you accuse the innocent, you are blind!
Can the innocent be guilty?
HATHORNE
Did you not
On one occasion hide your husband's saddle
To hinder him from coming to the Sessions?
MARTHA
I thought it was a folly in a farmer
To waste his time pursuing such illusions.