Mary Magdalene: a Play in Three Acts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... There is no one in the street now.... Yes!., .. There is some one coming at the other end.... Do not make a noise.... It is a woman and four men.... Why, I know them!... It is Mary Magdalene, Joseph of Arimathaea, James, I believe, and Andrew and Simon Zelotes.... They are looking around them.... They are knocking.... Go down and open the door to them... SCENE II The Same, Mary Magdalene, Joseph Of Arimatha, James, Andrew and Simon Zelotes Mary Magdalene. (beside herself, dishevelled, barefoot, with torn garments) How many are you?... Are you ready?... What have you been doing while waiting for me?... I have come from the Antonia Tower.... The military tribune was not in the Roman quarter.... But I have seen his friend Appius.... He will send him to us as soon as he returns.... Verus said that it might be possible to save him.... I do not know how.... He will explain it to us.... But, if he does not save him, we must.... James and Simon have swords under their cloaks. Where is Peter? Where is John?... Martha I saw them in the hall of the highpriest's house.... Mary Magdalene They ought to be here.... We must be many.... He is to pass through this street, under that window, on his way to Pilate.... NlCODEMUS When?... Mary Magdalene To-night, before the second watch.... Which of you has arms? Where are they hidden?... NlCODEMUS What do you wish to do?... Mary Magdalene To deliver him, if Verus does not deliver him.... It is easy, you shall see.... They will let us do as we please, I know they will.... The Romans do not want to judge him.... Appius told me so, they are perplexed.... When they took him to Caiaphas, there were only two soldiers to guard him and two sergeants from the Temple, armed with sticks.... If only there had been five or six men...