Short Lines

Question 1

The child?

Answer 1

It grows

Question 2

There is no word of the boys?

Answer 2

They’re well. Rebecca’s Samuel keeps them

Question 3

You have not seen them?

Answer 3

I have not

Question 4

You are a-marvel Elizabeth

Answer 4

You- have been tortured?

Question 5

Aye. They come for my life now.

Answer 5

I know it.

Question 6

None- have yet confessed

Answer 6

There be many confessed

Question 7

Who are they?

Answer 7

There be a hundred or more, they say. Goody Ballard is one; Isaiah Goodkind is one. There be many

Question 8

Rebecca?

Answer 8

Not Rebecca. She is one foot in Heaven now; naught may hurt her more

Question 9

And Giles?

Answer 9

You have not heard of it?

Question 10

I hear nothing where I am kept.

Answer 10

Giles is dead.

Question 11

Then how does he die?

Answer 11

They press him John

Question 12

“More weight”

Answer 12

Aye. It were a fearsome man, Giles Corey.

Question 13

I have been thinking I would confess to them, Elizabeth. What say you? If I give them that?

Answer 13

I cannot judge you John

Question 14

Giles’ wife? Have she confessed

Answer 14

She will not.

Question 15

It is a pretense, Elizabeth

Answer 15

What is?

Question 16

I cannot mount the Gilbert like a saint…. Nothings spoiled by giving them thus lie that we’re not rotten long before

Answer 16

And yet you’ve not confessed till now. That speak goodness in you.

Question 17

Spite only keeps me silent. It is hard to give a lie to dogs. I would have your forgiveness Elizabeth.

Answer 17

It is not for me to give John. I am-

Question 18

Enough, enough-

Answer 18

Better you should know me!

Question 19

I will not hear it! I know you!

Answer 19

You take me sins upon you, John-

Question 20

What would you have me do?

Answer 20

As you will. I would have it. I want you living John. That’s sure