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MaryStuart

MARYSTUART

AFlay By

JohnDrinkwater

BOSTONANDNEWYORK

HOUGHTONMIFFLINCOMPANY

1921

COPYRIGHT,1921,BYHOUGHTONMIFFLINCOMPANY

DRAMATICRIGHTSINTHEUNITEDSTATES

CONTROLLEDBYWILLIAMHARRIS,JR.

CAUTION

ActofMarch4,1909:Section28

oftheCourt"

NORAandST.JOHNERVINE

MaryStuart

THECHARACTERSARE

AndrewBoyd

JohnHunter

MaryStuart

MaryBeaton

DavidRiccio

Darnley

ThomasRandolph

Bothwell

MARYSTUART

AsmalllibraryinAndrewBoyd'shousein

Edinburgh.Inthefarwallisafireplace,

andtotherightofitahighfoldingwindow.

Abovethefireplaceisalargeoilportraitof

MaryStuart.

Itislateonasummerevening,andthewindowis

open,givingontoagardenterrace,under whichthetownliesinthemoonlight.

AndrewBoyd,whoisseventyyearsold,sitsata

smalltablewithayoungman,JohnHun- ter.Boyd,wearingablackvelvetcoatand donehadheachievedafullerage.Hunteris ineveningclothes.Thedateisigooorlater.

Hunter:That'sall.It'sterrible.

Boyd:Whatdoyouproposetodo?

Hunter:Idon'tknow.WhatcanIdo?

Boyd:Didyoumerelywanttotellme - or

doyouwantmyadvice?

Hunter:Andrew,thefewgrainsofwisdomI

haveI'vepickedupfromyou.Atleast,Ithink so.Helpme - ifthereisanyhelp.

MaryStuart

Boyd:Idon'tknowthatIcanguideyour

moods.That'sdifficultalwaysbetweenmen.

IcanonlytrytotellyouwhatIthink.Isit

worthwhile?

Hunter:Well?

Boyd:YouandMargarethavebeenmarried

fiveyears,isn'tit?It'snotlong,butit'sa gooddealinyounglives.

Hunter:Fiveyears - yes.

Boyd:Theyhavebeenhappyyears,haven't

they?

Hunter:Perfectly,untilthis.

Boyd:Andnow - bytheway,haveyou

evercaredforanyotherwoman?

Hunter:No.

Boyd:No.Andnowthere'sFinlay.I'veal-

wayslikedFinlay.AndhisbookonourQueen isthewisestwordaboutherthatIknow.

Hunter:MyGod!It'sfunny,isn'tit?Fin-

layonharlotry.Ibegyourpardon,Andrew.

Boyd:That'sjustit,myboy.Harlotry.

Thewordbuzzesinyourbrain,doesn'tit?I

wonder.Doyouwanttounderstandatall - ordoyoujustmeantobeangry?

Hunter:It'seasyenoughtounderstand.

MaryStuart

Boyd:No;nevereasy.Itneedspatience,

andlove.

Hunter:Iunderstand,bitterly,becauseI

love.

Boyd:Itneedspatience,andlove.And

theremustbenoconfusionofpride.

Hunter:Whatdoyoumean?

Boyd:Therearewomenwhosetalentitisto

serve.Andsomearegreatlovers.

Hunter:Margaret'sloveiswonderful.

Boyd:Haveyoulostit?

Hunter:Whatdoesthatmean?Itellyoushe

lovesFinlay.

Boyd:Howdoyouknow?

Hunter:Shetoldme.

Boyd:Itwasnotasecretthatyousurprised?

Hunter:No.

Boyd:HaveyoulikedFinlay?

Hunter:Isupposeso.Yes - it'stheuglier

forthat.

Boyd:Shetoldyouatonce?

Hunter:Ithinkso.Yes,I'msureofthat.

Boyd:Didshesayanythingofherlovefor

you?

Hunter:Thatitwasuntouchedbythis.

MaryStuart

Boyd:Doyoubelieveit?

Hunter:Idon'tknow.Howcanitbe?

Boyd:Andsomearegreatlovers.Doyou

wantherlove?

Hunter:That'sabsurd,Andrew.

Boyd:Whatisthemostpreciousthinginthe

worldtoyou?inyouremotions?

Hunter:Thatis.Youknow.

Boyd:Oryoursenseofmasteryinowningher?

Hunter:Youcan'trefinethingslikethat.

Boyd:Butyoumust,orfallintothemere

todominateit?

Hunter:HowcanIbelievethatwhatshe

givestoFinlayisn'ttakenfromme?

Boyd:Butsupposeitweretrue.Suppose

youhadsuretyofthatinyourbrain,thatyou couldbecertaininyourheartthatherlovefor himwasnodivision,butanewthing - what then?

Hunter:Ican'tbesure.

Boyd:Youdon'twanttobesure.

Hunter:Youareanoldman,Andrew,and

mybestfriend.

MaryStuart

Boyd:Yes,youareangry.Youareafraid.

Youfearforyourpride.Andthereisbutone

salvation.Perfectlovecastethoutfear.

Hunter:Howcouldshe? - howcouldshe?I

wassohappyalways - thatatleastseemed safe.

Boyd:Iwasnevermarried,butIhaveunder-

stoodwomen.OrIthinkso.That'sanold man'scomplimenttohimself.Menusethem ill.

Hunter:Buttheycandestroyus.Lookat

this.

Boyd:Yes,Iknow.Theycanbewildinthe

wits,too.Butnotasyoumean.Andthey havethebetterexcuse,perhaps.Iwantyouto seethis,John.Itisyouthatareinperilofsin here,notshe.

Hunter:ButIhavedonenothingbutlove

her.

Boyd:Youhaveaccusedher.

Hunter:Sheaccusedherself.

Boyd:Accused?

Hunter:Callitwhatyouwill.

Boyd:Letuscallittherightthing.

Hunter:Well?

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Boyd:Shedidnotaccuseherself,Ithink.

Shetrustedyou,splendidly.

Hunter:That'soddlyput,isn'tit?The

trusting,surely,wasmine.

Boyd:Ithinknot,notatleastasyouseeit.

Whatwasityoutrusted?

Hunter:Margaret'sdevotion.

Boyd:Herloveofyou,youmean?

Hunter:Yes,that.

Boyd:Hasshebetrayedyourtrust?

Hunter:What'stheuseofsayingitover

andoveragain?

Boyd:There'sfollyinit,myboy,andIwant

youtoseeit.Iwantyoutoseeexactlywhere thebetrayalis,sothatwhateveryoudoshall notbedoneblindly.YoutrustedMargaret's love.Itisawidething,radiant,thecapacity inherforloving?

Hunter:Itmademeaking.

Boyd:Verywell.Shegaveherlovetoyou,

freely.I'veseenit,andIknowitsrichness.

Supposeithadbeenapoor,meanthing,with

givenandlightlytakenaway.Thenthisnew interest,orany,wouldhavebeen - whatshall

MaryStuart

wesay - apeccadillo - somethingtohide, wouldn'tit?

Hunter:Idon'tknow.Perhaps.Isup-

poseso.

Boyd:ButMargaretisnotmadeforthese

slightoccasions,isshe?Youknowthat,orthe bettermaninyouknowsit.Itistheinsignifi- cantheartthatisfurtive,notworthloving.

ButMargarethidnothing.

Hunter:Idon'tunderstandthatpartofit.

Thatshetoldmedoesn'thelpthepityofit -

butwhydidshetellme?

Boyd:Isaid.Becauseshelovesyou,andbe-

causeshetrustedyousplendidly.

Hunter:Trustedmeinwhat?

Boyd:Tounderstand.Thatwasbeautiful

homagetoyourlove.

Hunter:Whatdoyouwantmetobelieve?

Boyd{risingandmovingtotheportraito]

MaryStuart):She,too,wasagreatlover.Iam

anoldman,andIhaveenjoyedmanythings.

Lifehasbeenfull,lifehereaboutme,andthe

lifeofhistoryandthepoets.Andonehasbeen asrealasanother.(Hemovestotheopenwin- dowandlooksout.)ThereinEdinburghwas ioMaryStuart allsuchwomenwhoareunluckyintheirmen - Margaret'stragedy,perhaps.

Hunter:ButyourQueen -

Boyd:No,don'tbeimpatient.MaryStuart

isinmyblood,Iknow,butIamthinkingof yourtroubleonly,John.Haveyoueverre- flectedonthestrangenessofthatEdinburgh story - theconfusionofit,growingandgrow- ingthroughtheyears?Historyneversoen- allwhohaveconsideredithavebeenabsorbed inconfirmingthisword,refutingthat.Andat thecentreofit,obscuredbyourargument,is theoneglowingreality,apassionatewoman.

Besidethat,therestisnothing,butweforget.

Hunter:WhathasthistodowithMargaret?

Boyd:ItisMargaret.Thesewomen - such

women - cansometimeslovesowellthatno man'snaturecancontainallthattheyhaveto give.Therearemenlikethat,too.Anditis notalightlove.Thelightloverhasmany,and rapidlyshiftingaims,butnevertwoloyalties atonce.Buttheseothersmayloveonce,or twice,oroften,butchangelessly.Theydonot

MaryStuartii

loveunworthily - itislamentablewhenthey loveunworthymen.

Hunter:Isamanunworthy,thinkingofhis

honour?

Boyd:Youtalkamiss,talkingso.History

MaryStuartcarednothingforyourhonour - nor

doesMargaret.Theloversarewiserthanthat.

Hunter:ThenI'vedonewithit.

Boyd:No,surely.Whatisthishonourthat

youextol?

Hunter:Myright,mydignity,mymanhood.

Boyd:Andyouhavelivedwiththephiloso-

thereasoninourownlives.John,boy,your

Thatisthetruth.Willyoulearnit?

Hunter:Youknownothing.

Boyd:Iknowall.

Hunter:Shehasfailedme.

Boyd:Whoareyouwhoshouldbegladofthis

woman'slove,thatyoushouldpresumetocon- fineit,todictateitsmotions?Isyourwifea lightoflove?

Hunter:Ibelievednot.

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Boyd:Youknowit.Orshewouldbeworth

nothingofyourthoughtoryourregret.Does sheloveFinlayfinely - asyouwouldbeloved.

Hunter:AsI -

Boyd:Asyouwouldbeloved?

Hunter:HowcanI -

Boyd:No - answerhonestly.Youknow.

Hunter:Well - yes.Whatthen?

Boyd:Thenifshelovefinely,shewilltake

herlovefromnomanunlessheisunworthy.

Areyouthat?

Hunter:I'vedoneallIcould.

Boyd:Inyourheart,beforethisangercame,

youknowyou'vebeensound,fitforawoman likeMargarettolove.Youknowit?

Hunter:Ithinkso.Yes,Andrew.

Boyd:Thenshelovestwomen -

Hunter:Iwon'thaveit!Iwon'tshare -

Boyd:Boy - willyounotsharethesunof

heaven,thebeautyoftheworld?Whatarro- ganceisthis?

Hunter:Itellyoushemustchoose.

Boyd:Becareful - orthechoicewillde-

stroyyou.Anditwillbeofyourmaking,not hers.Rememberthat.

MaryStuart13

Hunter:Igavehereverything.

Boyd:Itwasagreatgift.AndFinlay'sis

thattoo,Ithink.Orwasyoursbutapoorven- havenobetterluckthanthatpoorqueen?

DownthereatHolyrood.Look,inthemoon-

light.Awomanofgreatwit - Margaretis thattoo.Andnothingbettercomingtoher thanascentedpimp,acallowfool,andabully.

Theyshouldhavebeenthreegreatprinces,

mastersofmen.Andjustthat. {Adoghowlsacrossthegardenbelow)

It'sthemoon.Butherlovewasmagnificent.

AndMargaret'sis.Anewunhappyqueen?

Iwonder.

Hunter{risingandmovingtoBoyd):Look

here,Andrew,youcan'talterfactsbyfilming themoverwithdeadromances.IgaveMarga- reteverything,andshewantstogivemeapart atbest - nothing,maybe.It'sabadbargain, andIwon'tmakeit.Damnthatdog! {Asithowlsagain)

WhyshouldIallowFinlaytomeddlewith

mylife?

14MaryStuart

Boyd:Yourlifeisbutapartoflife.Itbegan

anditwillgoonintimebeyondyourself.You andMargaretareapartoflife,notofsomelit- tlelocalinterestofyourown.Maryknewit.

Doyouknowherpoem?It'shere.

(Hemovestothepictureandreadsfrom underit)

111namesthereare,asLethington,

Moray,Elizabeth,

BycraftoftheseIamundone,

Andloveisputtodeath.

ThoughbrighterwitIhadthanthese,

Theircunningbroughtmedown,

ButMary'slove-storyshallplease

Betterthantheirrenown.

Marytheloverbemytale

Forthewisementotell

WhenMorayjoinsElizabeth

AndLethingtoninhell.

NotRiccionorDarnleyknew

NorBothwellhowtofind

ThisMary'sbestmagnificence

Ofthegreatlover'smind.

MaryStuarti5

TheysingitsometimesinEdinburghstill.

HowwouldyoulikeMargarettomakesucha

songofyou?"ThisMargaret'smagnificence ofthegreatlover'smind."There'safellow whosingsitsomenightsdownthere.Andold

AndrewBoydhearsit - threehundredyears

andmoreafterwards - andheknowsthe truthsofit,asallwisemenwould.AndJohn

Huntermaybeforgotten,notlikeaMary

Stuart,butthethingthatJohnHuntermeans

willendure,always,andwisemenwouldknow thetruthofitforever.

Hunter:Wouldyoumaddenme?Why?

{Avoicesingingisheardawayinthenight, faintly)

IwouldgiveanythingtoknowthatMargaret

lovesme - there.But,Finlay - whatisthere inFinlaythatshecan'tfindinme?

Boyd:Avast,separate,breathingcreationof

God.Wouldyoudaretoforbidawoman'slove

ofthat?Youareambitious.

Hunter:Whatwouldshesay,doyouthink,

ifIlovedthiswomanandthat,hereandthere?

Boyd:Shewoulddespiseyou.Becauseyou

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thinkofitlightly,asaneasyanddeliberate thing.Youdon'tmeanlove.Youmeana trivial,featheryvisiting,thatdoesnotknow whatloveis.Thereheis - listen. {Thevoicebelowbecomesarticulateasthe songends)

Marytheloverbemytale

Forthewisementotell

WhenMorayjoinsElizabeth

AndLethingtoninhell.

NotRiccionorDarnleyknew

NorBothwellhowtofind

ThisMary'sbestmagnificence

Ofthegreatlover'smind.

Hunter:It'sadamnedsillysong.What'sit

allabout?Adogsinging,andafooljoiningin, andyouchatteringagainstallsense. {Hemovesbacktothetable)

Boyd:Youareemphatic - theemphasis

thatknowsitismisplaced.{Hegoesagainto doesn'tshe?Doesn'tshe?

Hunter:Whatdoesadeadqueenknowabout

MaryStuarti7

me?Youtalknonsense.Themoonhasyour wits;you'relikethecrazysingeroutthere.

MaryStuartcantellmenothing,Isay.My

God!What'sthat?

{Adressrustlesoutsideontheterrace)

Boyd:What'sthematter?

{Heturns)

Hunter:There - look - Whoisit?

(MaryStuartstandsontheterraceatthe window.SheistheQueenoftheportrait)

Mary:Boy,Icantellyoueverything.

(BoydandHunterandtheportraitand themoonlitterracepassintonothingness,and weseeMaryStuart'sroominHolyroodon theeveningofMarchtheninth,1566.Mary islyingasleeponacouch,MaryBeaton seatedbesideher,reading.Afterafewmo- mentsthequeenmovesuneasily,andin againafewmomentsshewakes.

Mary:Poorboy - poorboy.Ifhewould

butlisten - buthowstrange.Whatathing wasthattodream!Outthere - somewherein

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themoonlight - Ilistened.Dreamsshouldbe ofthepast,surely.That'sthewayofthem, isn'tit,Beaton?

Beaton:Ofthepast - yes - ortimeless.

Mary:Butthiswasofsomefarto-morrow.

Wearepartoflifeforever - webecomewhat

weareforever.Iheardtheoldmansayit.I hearditinmydream.

Beaton:Whatwasit,Madam?

Mary:HowlonghaveIslept?

Beaton:Anhour,hardly.

Mary:Ipasseddowntheagesinanhour.It

wasinsomelifewhenIwasanoldandargued story.Generationsandgenerationsafterus.

Aboyandhislover,andMaryStuartbreath-

ingagaininanewsorrow - thesorrowthatis eternal.

Beaton:Youarerestless.

Mary:Iwastravellingfar.

Beaton:Dreamsarefulloftrickeryformy

part.

Mary:Andsometimestheyaretheheartof

us.Howwillitbetoldofme?Iwonder.Not amanforever,perhaps,toknowthetruthof it.Buttheoldmanknew.Ifitcouldbeknown MaryStuart19 - thatshouldbegoodcounselforallfoolish lovers,Ithink.Iknowlove,thatatleast. Beaton,theintriguesofEuropewilldestroyme - no,theywill.ButIknowlove.Ifitcouldbe alighttoallsuchpoorboys!WhereisRiccio?

Beaton:ShallIfindhim?

Mary:No,Iaskedincuriously.

Beaton:Hegrowsmoredaring.

Mary:Hesingswell.

Beaten:Isthatall,Madam?

Mary:Unhappily,withhimtoo.Riccio,

Darnley,Bothwell.Youmustnotbreathea

wordofBothwell,Beaton.Thatmustnotbe known.Buttheymakeapoor,shabbycom- pany.Ricciosings,yes,ravishingly.Andno more.Darnleycannotsingeven,andhe'smy husband.Justapetulance - onecannoteven besorryforit.HowhehatesRiccio - Iwish

Davidwerebetterworthhating.Thatwould

besomething.AndBothwellwantstotakeme withaswagger.It'sagoodswagger,butthat's theendofit.Ithinkhewilltakemeyet,the oddsagainsthimarepitifulenough.Butit's abarrenstockoflovers,Beaton.I,whocould havemadethegreatestgreater.

20MaryStuart

Beaton:Hemaycome.

Mary:Craftisagainstme,myfriend.I

shallhavenoleisuretofindthegreatone.

Lethingtonworks,andmybrotherMoray

works.AndElizabethwaits.ElizabethofEng- land - theywilldoasshewishes.Sheknows it,andIknow.Iamtoobeautifulforher.

Shehaspoetswhocallherbeautiful,too.If

Maryweretheirqueen,whatasongitwould

be!Sheknowsit.It'salittlesecretsatisfac- tion,that.

Beaton:Youmatchthemall,Madam,in

wits.

Mary:Ishallknowthattilltheend.But

theendwillbetotheirhand.Foolsforlovers, andfoolstodestroyme.ProudlyIshallknow thatalways,beingabovetheminloveand wisdom.Butlovewillcheatme,andmywis- domwillsparemenothing.Thatishowitis forme.Riccioisnotnear?

Beaton:{openingthedoor):No,Madam.

Mary:Thenlisten.Thisismadeformyself,

butyoushallhearit.

MaryStuart21

(Shesings)

111namesthereare,asLethington,

Moray,Elizabeth,

BycraftoftheseIamundone,

Andloveisputtodeath.

ThoughbrighterwitIhadthanthese,

Theircunningbroughtmedown,

ButMary'slove-storyshallplease

Betterthantheirrenown.

Marytheloverbemytale

Forthewisementotell

WhenMorayjoinsElizabeth

AndLethingtoninhell.

NotRiccionorDarnleyknew

NorBothwellhowtofind

ThisMary'sbestmagnificence

Ofthegreatlover'smind.

Beaton:It'swelldone.

Mary:Truly,atleast.

Beaton:Yourhair?

Mary:Yes.

Beaton(arrangingit):IfIwereaqueen -

Mary:No,Beaton,youwouldn't,I'vetold

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youthatoftenenough.Thenetsaretoostrong, toowellcast.IftheQueen'sluckisbad,it mustbetheQueen'sluckstill.Wedonotquotesdbs_dbs5.pdfusesText_9