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[Looks at significantly]

Well, Rufe, in partin’ lemme wish you a long life [menacingly] an’ plenty o’ time to save yourself from the hell fire you’re so skeered of.

[With a look of understanding]

Don’t you worry about that, Andy. I’ll pray fer you—an’ do anything else I can. [ returns from the kitchen.]

Did you git that key?

Yeh, here ’tis. [Vindictively to ] An’ I hope you lock him in tight!

[Sings as starts toward the cellar with him]

[He disappears into the cellar with goes ahead of them with the lantern and lights the way.  closes the door behind him.]