Her body, formerly so thin and undeveloped, has
filled out. He wasnt a liar norchicken-hearted neither. He could die happy, knowing
hed revengedhimself on us more than he ever dared hope!
Lavinia is stiffly square-shouldered, her eyes
hard, her mouth grim and set.
You better come out to the kitchen andhelp me
first, Peter. A moment later Brant appears in the doorway andstands just inside it
blinking in the light. Lavinia has been dreadingthis and throws herself in his way,
grasping his arm. You understand Iaint sayin this to no one but you
two.
Do you think she done it furgrief over Ezras death,
like the daughter let on to folks? Lavinia againmakes a movement to follow
her.
There is agrotesque atmosphere of boys out on a
forbidden lark about theseold men.
All I know is I wouldntstay in there all night if
you was to give me the town! The graveyards full of Mannons and they all spend
theirnights to hum here. The words shatter her mercifulnumbness and awaken her to
agony again. Orinturns from her and starts to pace up and down by the
steps.
After all thats happened, areyou becoming her
crybaby again?
Ill walk to the end of the wharf with you. But how
could I foresee that shewould come in just at that moment? Her green dress is like a
copy of her mothers in ActOne of Homecoming. I know he was the one whoplanned
Fathers murder!
Hes shyin at the furniture covers an his teethare
clickin aready.
They dont knowIve gone and even after theyve found
out they cant prove where Iwent. He wasnt a liar norchicken-hearted neither. The
companionway stairs lead down to this alleyway.
The others are Abner Small, Joe Silvaand Ira
Mackel. Id like toknow where Im at while I kin see. They approach the cabinskylight
silently.
Their voices are heard and amoment later they enter
on the poop deck, from left. Shed suspect youwerent going to your fathers now. The
only person to come offlucky would be Brant! Off on a whaler in the Injun Ocean,
that was. Icant bear this horrible feeling of despair! Lavinia stands at the left of
the steps, rigid and erect, her facemask-like.
Hewont see you when he passes along the alleyway in
the dark. Suspended in the skylight is a ships compass. Vinnie an Orins liable to be
back from Chiny afore long an shedgive me hell if anythin was broke.