HERIFF: They wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it!COUNTY ATTORNEY: Frank's fire didn't do much upthere, did it? Well, let's go out to the barn and get that cleared up. MRS HALE: I don't know as there's anything so strange, our takin' up ourtime with little things while we're waiting for them to get the evidence. I don't see as it's anything to laughabout.MRS PETERS: Of course they've got awful important things on theirminds.

MRS HALE: No, I don't mean anything. But I don't think a place'd be any cheerfuller forJohn Wright's being in it.COUNTY ATTORNEY: I'd like to talk more of that a little later. I want to get the lay ofthings upstairs now.

I guess before we're through she may have something moreserious than preserves to worry about.HALE: Well, women are used to worrying over trifles

Maybe they would—maybe they wouldn't

When I was a girl—my kitten—there was a boy took ahatchet, and before my eyes—and before I could get there—If they hadn't held me back I would have——hurt him

We think the—cat got it

Somebody—wrung—its—neck

She—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself—real sweet andpretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. How—she—did—change

But he was a hard man, Mrs Peters

Maybe because it's down in a hollowand you don't see the road

But I tell you what I do wish, MrsPeters. I wish I had come over sometimes when she was here. I

Why, look at this door. It's broke. One hinge ispulled apart

Why, I don't know whether she did or not—I've not been here for so long.There was a man around last year selling canaries cheap, but I don't know as she tookone; maybe she did. She used to sing real pretty herself

MRS HALE: Mrs Peters, look at this one. Here, this is the oneshe was working on, and look at the sewing! All the rest of it has been so nice and even.And look at this! It's all over the place! Why, it looks as if she didn't know what she wasabout

They wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it

Mr Henderson is awfulsarcastic in a speech and he'll make fun of her sayin' she didn't wake up.

She said she wanted an apron. Funny thing to want, for there isn't muchto get you dirty in jail, goodness knows

She used to wearpretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing inthe choir

No, I don't mean anything. But I don't think a place'd be any cheerfuller forJohn Wright's being in it.

I shouldn't say she had the homemakinginstinct.

MRS HALE: I've not seen much of her of late years. I've not been inthis house—it's more than a year.

MRS HALE: There's a great dea

Not much of a housekeeper, would yousay, ladies?

I guess before we're through she may have something moreserious than preserves to worry about.HALE: Well, women are used to worrying over trifles

Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worryin' about herpreserves

Here's a nice mess

OUNTY ATTORNEY: I guess we'll go upstairs first—and then out tothe barn and around there, You're convinced that there was nothingimportant here—nothing that would point to any motive.SHERIFF: Nothing here but kitchen things

Maybe because it’s down in a hollow and you don’t see the road.

Seems funny to think of a bird here. But she must have had one, or why wouldshe have a cage? I wonder what happened to it.MRS. HALE:I s’pose maybe the cat got it.MRS. PETERS:No, she didn’t have a cat. She’s got that feeling some people have about cats — being afraid ofthem. My cat got in her room and she was real upset and asked me to take it out

‘He died of arope round his neck’

COUNTY ATTORNEY:By the way, has anything been moved? Are things just as you left them yesterday?SHERIFF:(looking about) It’s just the same. When it dropped below zero last night I thought I’d better send Frankout this morning to make a fire for us — no use getting pneumonia with a big case on, but I told him not totouch anything except the stove — and you know Frank