Scene 11

First Man

[KITTY] Who’s there?

Are you with the Free Soil party?

[HANNAH] two of us.

Kindly unbolt the door.

[KITTY] My old man’s dead.

Free Soil, was he?

[KITTY] I will have your blood on my hands!

We believe in John Brown’s cause. Have you heard the new of John Brown?

[SECOND MAN] This meetin’ wouldn’t be half so cordial.

You’ll have to excuse us. We’re from south of Lawrence - not familiar with these parts. This close to Lecompton, a man can’t be sure which side the cabins’re on.

[KITTY] Free soil. Like I said.

Then we’ll proceed to town.

[KITTY] Next farm over’s Josiah Nichols’ place. From Missouri, he is.

Many thanks, ladies.