The left front
wheel has been taken off and a windlass supports the axle._
_Through the door that leads to the shop one sees smithy fires and
bellows._
_Opposite the smithy, on the left side of the village street which,
taking a turn, is lost to view in the background, there is a board
fence. A small locked gate opens upon the street._
_A cloudy, windy day._
_DR. BOXER, in a slouch hat and light overcoat, stands holding a
heavy smith's hammer at arm's length. EDE has a horseshoe in his
right hand, a smaller hammer in his left, and is looking on._
EDE
[_Counts._] ... twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four an' one makes
twenty-five an' another makes twenty-six.--Great guns, you're ahead o' me
now. An' twenty-seven, an' twenty-eight, an' twenty-nine an' thirty. My
respects, Doctor. That's all right. Is that the effect o' the sea air?
DR. BOXER
It may be. You see I haven't quite forgotten the trick.
EDE
No, you haven't. That's pretty good. Now let's try it with weights,
though. I c'n hold up a hundred an' fifty pounds, Doctor. How about
yourself?
DR. BOXER
I don't know. It remains to be seen.
EDE
What? You think you c'n lift a hundred weight an' a half? You're a little
bit of a giant, ain't you? You didn't learn that on board ship.
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