Her eyes are fixed on the SERGEANT.]
THADDEUS. There ain't no one here. We both been here all day, an'
there couldn't no one come without our knowin' it. What would
they want round here anyway?
SERGEANT. We'll search the place.
MARY [quickly]. Ye ain't got no ----
SERGEANT [sharply]. What's that, woman?
MARY. There ain't no one here, an' ye're keepin' us from our
sleep.
SERGEANT. Your sleep? This is an affair of life and death. Get us
a lantern.
[THADDEUS moves to the table which stands in front of the
cubby-hole, and lights the lantern from the candle which he holds
in his hand. He hands the lantern to the SERGEANT.]
SERGEANT [seeing the door to the cubby-hole]. Ha! Tryin' to hide
the door are you, by puttin' a table in front of it. You can't
fool me. [To THADDEUS.] Pull the table away and let's see what's
behind the door.
THADDEUS. It's a cubby-hole an' ain't been opened in years.
SERGEANT [sternly and emphatically]. I said to open the door.
[THADDEUS sets the candle on the larger table, moves the smaller
table to the right, and opens the door to the cubby-hole. Anger
is seen on MARY'S face.
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