Mary. I want no oaths, Will.

Brodie. No, but I do. And prayers, Mary, prayers. Pray night and day upon your knees. I must move mountains.

Old Brodie. A wise son maketh—maketh—

Brodie. A glad father? And does your son, the Deacon, make you glad? O heaven of heavens, if I were a good man.

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ACT III.

TABLEAU V.
King’s Evidence

The Stage represents a public place in Edinburgh.

SCENE I

Jean, Smith, and Moore