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[Enters from the kitchen]

Jude, if you want sompen to do you can come out an’ help me move my young turkeys. The water’s might’ nigh up to the coops! An’ David an’ Matt are busy wrastlin’ ’ith them calves.

All right, Meg.

An’ while I’m here David said fer us to fix Andy so he could keep above water if the river keeps on a-comin’ up like it is now.

You an’ Jude go ahead. I’ll fix Andy.

Can you do it by yourself ’thout lettin’ him git loose?

Yeh, I can manage him. I won’t untie his hands, You go on an’ ’tend to your turkeys while you can.

[ and ''go out taking the lantern. The only light in the room is the glow from the fireplace''.]