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BARBER
Give.them beer. .
TAVERN KEEPER
ROBIN
Two real beers for the Deerfield boys,
they have the fighting Deerfield spirit.
I'm sure you'll trust me for your money.
I have connections here in Boston,
my kinsman's Major Molineux.
I spent our money on
this
journey.
MAN WITH MUG
His kinsman's Major Molineux;
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(Shouting)
sometimes a boy
is
short of money!
(Laughter)
MAN
(Bringing out a silver Liberty Bowl)
I've something stronger than beer.
Here
is
the Bowl of Liberty.
The Major dropped
this
lobster in
the bowl. It spikes the drink.
(MAN
puts down his mug and lifts a lobster out of the bowl. Cheers.)
ROBIN
I know
the lobster is a British soldier.
MAN
Yes, there they are.
(The
Two REDCOATS
march on stage as before. Silence. The
MAN
WITH THE MASK
starts writing on a bench. The
SOLDIERS
saunter
over to him.)
FIRST SoLDIER
What are you writing, Colonel Greenough?
MAN WITH MASK
My will.
FIRST SoLDIER
MAN WITH MASK
Things aren't that desperate.
I'm adding up my taxes, Redcoat.
Just counting up the figures kills me.
My bankers say I'm burning money.
I can't afford your bed and board
and livery, soldiers. We'll have to part.