[Gutenberg 17960] • Giles Corey, Yeoman: A Play

Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Act I. Scene I.-Salem Village. Living-room in Giles Corey's house. Olive Corey is spinning. Nancy Fox, the old servant, sits in the fireplace paring apples. Little Phoebe Morse, on a stool beside her, is knitting a stocking. Phoebe (starting). What is that? Oh, Olive, what is that? Nancy. Yes, what is that? Massy, what a clatter! Olive (spinning). I heard naught. Be not so foolish, child. And you, Nancy, be of a surety old enough to know better. Nancy. I trow there was a clatter in the chimbly. There 'tis again! Massy, what a screech! Phoebe (running to Olive and clinging to her). Oh, Olive, what is it? what is it? Don't let it catch me. Oh, Olive! Olive. I tell you 'twas naught. Nancy. Them that won't hear be deafer than them that's born so. Massy, what a screech! We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.