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      Dramatis Personae.
    • Lord Bevil .
    • Marcellus , his Son.
    • Harriet , his Daughter.
    • Mrs. Jennings .
    • Emily , her Daughter.
    • Hardy , Bailiff to Lord Bevil.
SCENE. A newly reaped field, on which still remain several sheaves of corn. On one side appears a nobleman's seat: on the other several cottages, and other objects that adorn a rural prospect.

SCENE I.

— The stage represents a field of corn, covered with sheaves. Emily , holding with both hands a basket full of ears of wheat. She sits down near a sheaf.
Emily.

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Enter Hardy .
Har.
( seizing her by the arm ).

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.
( frightened ).

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.
( begins to cry ).

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Exit.
Emily alone.
She sits down on the ground, and rests her head upon a sheaf. For some moments she weeps in silence; at last she rises and looks about her.
Em.

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Enter Marcellus and Harriet. ( Emily wiping her eyes.)
Mar.

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( Emily sobs, but cannot answer .)
Har.
( looking at her attentively, and then taking her brother aside and speaking to him ).

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Em.

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Mar.

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Em.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Em.
( joyfully ).

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Har.

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Em.

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Mar.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Mar.

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Em.

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Har.
( smiling ).

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Har.
( still holding out the money ).

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Emily blushes, receives the money and curtsies to him without speaking.
Mar.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Mar.

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Em.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Mar.

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Em.

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Mar.

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Em.

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Har.

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Takes Emily by the hand and goes out.

SCENE II.

Marcellus
— alone.

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Enter Lord Bevil and Hardy.
Mar.
( running up to his father ).

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.
( ironically ).

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Har.

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SCENE III.

— Lord Bevil and Marcellus.
Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Enter Harriet and Emily.
Mar.
( running with the basket to Emily ).

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Em.

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Har.

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Running to her father and jumping up to embrace him.
Mar.

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Emily advances towards Lord B. and curtsies to him.
Em.

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Lord B.
( aside ).

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Em.
( in a low voice to Harriet ).

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Lord B.
( overhearing her ).

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Em.

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Mar.
( in a whisper to Emily ).

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Lord B.

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Em.

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Lord B.
( aside ).

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Mar.

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Har.

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Em.
( confused ).

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Lord B.

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Em.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Em.

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Lord B.
( aside ).

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Har.

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Mar.

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Lord B.
( aside ).

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Enter Mrs. Jennings.
Em.
( running to meet her mother, who appears confused on seeing Lord B .)

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Mrs . J. advances . Harriet eagerly takes her hand, and leads her towards her father.
Har.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Mar.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mrs. J.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.
( eagerly ).

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Har.
( to Emily ).

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Em.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Har.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Mar.

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Har.

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Em.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Mar.
( to Emily ).

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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Har.
( embracing her ).

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Mar.

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Mrs. J.

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Lord B.

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Har.

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Mar.

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Lord B.

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Har.
( To Emily , who is going to take the basket .)

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Em.

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Har.

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Em.

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Lord B.

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Mrs. J.

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