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[Shouts from the cellar]

You ain’t a-goin’ to leave me here to drownd? I cain’t swim, neither!

What makes you think you’re a-goin’ to drownd? Keep right on trustin’ Him up yonder! He’ll save you if you’ve done as much fer Him as you say you have!

[He goes out at the front with is heard praying as, and  finish gathering up their things and follow  and .]

O God, save me! You can save me if You will! I dunno how, but I know You can! I’ve got faith in You! I never have doubted You, an’ I ain’t a-goin’ to doubt You now jist because I’m in a tight place! But everybody ain’t like me, God! They’s lots o’ folks that has to have proof! An’ if You save the others an’ don’t save me, like the fool, they’re a-goin’ to say in their hearts they ain’t no God! [''There is a moment’s silence. He opens the cellar door and peeps out cautiously. Seeing that the room is empty, he rushes to the front door and looks out, then shrinks back, terrified by what he sees''.] They’re right! [His voice drops to a hoarse whisper.] They ain’t no God!