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Keith with so much good. You must be at the gaming table. But. Now these two pistols if you listen to that try to find her. Yes Captain These are hands on a pack of gaming from we. Could. Not always be for company. Do you. Really want some housing. If they don't must and will have to give it me take home. Pretty neat guy.
He's pissed. Why are you coming out again. Nuff said. Why is this well done gently. Women are decoyed ducks who come trust from priests. Jade still operates few orders Mr mag he's not particularly. They're going to exist yet I was to be really mean by the do them just as I must own their pretty thought of creatures if we could pass them. You must never said take your leave of the ids and if they have a mind don't make your visits. I'll be sure to find you a tarot Mmm there gentlemen live East LA GZ. White took from the camp for lunch with.
Someone with. Please let me in on some real life and find your is the sock. We're the guy in the Big Easy to big you that time might be forgiven that I have not made my Op-Ed all throughout it. I'm naturally like those even vote yet talk I have to see now that he's in your celebrated Op Ed Rollins and one more over which the ladies always reckoned that they think a prison scene and this one you get to see him. Noble captain. You're welcome. You have not been here lodger might hear this report this year and all of. You know the customs that. Gun is kept in garnish
concave. I made no nos fetters there. OK that was Mr. Locke It seemed to be the heaviest of our set with your leave I should like we have. Father Pat better look at them. We know what is fittest for our prisoners. When a gentleman you just meet with civility always do the best I can to please him. And I'm down I say to him Kate we have them of all price here usually one guinea to ten and is fifty every gentleman should please himself. I understand your SOP fees here are so many and so exorbitant that few fortunes can bear the expense of getting off handsomely or of dying like a gentleman. He will feed the cat in the takedown of other bad ten oh what a sham in the name there was creative with how the genteelly they made they'll fit it is easiest to get out. And the nicest man in England.
Not because she if I had the best gentleman in the land in my custody I could not pick and chose. I know many of you to your goal like a. Dog must be on down that. Far that Sept. 3 the last sweets so tastes tastes. To watch the woeful plight Lybrel myself. I ordered a longer line maddening to be confined to Heather approaches I went
chalets how I ruined my day off I am in the custody of her father and has to lock it and to be sure if he knows of the matter I will have a talk to the two x this and my execution but I promised his daughter Lucy Matty and wot signifies a promise to a woman does not mathematics itself promise 100 things that he never means to before the war we can win and will believe us for they look upon our problems as an excuse for following their own inclinations but here comes Lucy and I cannot get from what I have with death. You know. Nice. And you ARE YOU LOOK ME IN THE FACE I want to post between us. Look 30 years right have your own no tenderness my dear husband in these circumstances because in every respect but before that my dear they said over us at any time the very first opportunity my idea but have patience you will be my wife in what manner you please insinuate you
nonstop. Oh so you think I know nothing of the affair. I Miss Polly please tell me. Oh I can't tell at all I know is that sure looks you can't be such a fool as to be jealous of probably only you not married to her you prove she's. Not married to a very good girl. But when she gives it out only to fix the game to ruin me and I could appear. It is true why go to the House side chats with the kids so I say a thousand things to what is old gentleman do that mean nothing to divert myself and not with a silly jaded set it about that I am mad to have to let me know what she would be kept in the Ojo rest surance you know that Miss Polly had put it out of your power to do me the justice you promised me to convince you of my sincerity. If we can find the prison chaplain I shall have no scruples of making your knowledge my wife and I know the consequence of having two or to talk to the end and so get rid of them both I am right in my idea Lucy don't give us satisfaction if you think there is any end matter
age what's going to matter. Same all. Love their brother because we all agree you have continued to go make a fire brother know who please you never flown out about an execution but it is for that I want to go. Priam stand out a lot you know that cam if you run your aisle with this account book you'll find peace fair and clearly escaped you now warning is poor need clinchers Now I'm not saying. Sure brother look at the words a little unfair proceeding needs guys from Tell me again damn No for value received you promised you my station and we that money's tight with the PTM This is the first time my our no were difficult in question. Business is easier than a nd if once we actually Sean really who accuses me he'll wool Rather than he that attacks my own R-TX my livelihood and defuse each
if not to me since you provoke me to speak comers tend you to coax God chose you we do for you. Very good for my children I need for the people to be by us. He's Welsh lad I love his language told me shut up. May you have saved you from the gallows Philp Gallagher's the foreign language we for ridding the world of an addict. Your straw man. Shall not do over the whole got you to set and look. Time you walk you're dumb. I've. Got a brother. But I've been there all where you were about to disappear. Oh well here we we had heated up to each other. You see he said passionately signal you know provoking just to our mutual interest we should greet evolve I said anything brother lucky to the produce your character I asked Paul rather Peacham.
I can forgive as well as present law Emir and suspicion does not become of red. There there my dear. You know who my wee from from the room I think she allowed me. Thankee thankee brother. But I must now step home for I expect the gentleman about the snuff box. Do not scare enough Bok. I appointed him of these have. No idea Fred. People who are then whence come you have a Christian you have Didn't we put in fun like us and you a little bit of you know that at that be used yet one can help love. One can't cure it. Tis not in my power to a bear you know and to bear you know has been just dance like a reasonable woman. He clearly.
Such a callous home from Kuwait. When asked to sing at home. Looking to see that he's saving. So I think you must even do like we did by yourself wage. Be cheerful. You're a guy and you. They shared intentions no save we all had a buttoned choice to be true. Well after we took a. Cab.
Mike. Mike this is not to be softened when I am in the most but if I could raise a small sum. With my twenty guineas thank you move him. Of all the arguments in the way of business the perquisite is the most prevailing. Well love when money came to Shelby town. Come to us life. Polly. Do you dance. Why does that. Tis known. It was ever such an unfortunate Roscoe's I was sad it was such an uphill and look see now looking like she did to me. Do you talk to prison.
No full still cannot do you want from the row I tell the Lucy the wenches destruction. No you sure. And women to believe in my nothing. Coming down on the. City as rich. As deliberate hang five months ago I Lucy had been happy. Oh Aunt Polly thought though then married to another. Remained strong as an ox I hear her I will not I tell you my own flesh and blood company more U.S. justice bids me think Havas happy go dine you with I know what talk about the upshot away but why you just tease me to now but tonight but oh well when I say I told all call them all told about all the old talk about lead told all told about all the old old old talk show I did it all to me. Preference. To love was really the speech of his bulbous and you to be a gentleman in his circumstances decency meetings might teach you
to bethink yourself with some reason. You are determined to raise a disturbance the president will be obliged to send for the turnkey to show you the door. Oh I am sorry madam you force me to be so ill bred to tell you that. Peace for what. Don't come to me and my duty to. Me to stay with my husband no matter how. Bad. It. Does not. Tell. You. That. Let's try. This. Time. Good. Morning where you say
that with your family. Do you or do you. Not tell me. This is the. Me that. Might help. Me. My dear Lucy I am naturally compassionate so that I could not use the wench Polly as she deserved which made George feste suspect there was something in what you said to take military home with strange people puzzled. Lucy I had rather die than before still thinking to have pity on him. If you say this from your heart for I love these. But I could soon a bit to see behind the newly homes of another. But bad to see me happy. Oh my kitty how I could never live to see them looks a Make me if possible love thee more invite me over my life to the sky. If you refuse to
assist me Peter and your father will immediately put me beyond all means of escape. My father I know has been drinking hard with the prisoners and I fancy he is now taking. Yes I can procure the keys. If we are to get possible to lie concealed as soon as the search begins to be a little cooler I will send my heart is the right person or. Moment to make us unhappy for have come. To. Be great.
But that ahead strange. Even when it was great I finally just had great respect for me.
Oh and the. Right. To show love Lynch. You must do in aiding and abetting to help Mikey for this escape. He has been preaching when his daughter Polly knew good as well as if they'd been born and bred in the place. Why must all your suspicion light upon me. She knows we all have not these shots Leonsis Well then if I know anything other than I wish I might be but why should or not she is guilty. Keep us so how do we show her what can I say more to convince you. Dee Dee Yeah it depends on me how much she to come down with. Come out. They don't teach you father I shall be angry with you. She made a bet about me that I could have done. How much my good girl you know I was fond of him and would have given money to have kept him with me to say education to
put the more upon my god to mention not my education. Because you know it was in the power of an Iowa House that so I owe my ruin. At the ball you first taught me to go and it may be free you of my lips and no more. How I was kissed by the school. When the guest was departed. Kiss was dropped. To scuse consume you. The way stern talking to him. If you can forgive me sir. How to make a confession. And so you have to be escaped when I woman has a car and it will always be of Augustus. Lucy loves is a
misfortune that may happen to the most discreet woman her foot was like a Titan escape fool that I was to go to pull me into his money and then teacher moral hang him and cheat us both what it intends to I mean this affair daddy. I'll be even with him. The dog is leaking his liquor so I apply him that way. Get the secret from him and turn this affair to my own advantage. Lions wolves and vultures don't live together in droves all flocks of all animals prey man is the only sociable but everyone of us preys upon his neighbor and get weird together. Teaching is my companion my friend. According to the custom of the world indeed. He cooks thousands of precedents for cheating me and shall not all i.e. make
use of the privilege of friendship to make him have to turn now the chance you would die like on the straights. I do have a fair trial. Which of us two can do little to reach the ad that there is here. Yes well that I have missed this people now and you know the next time when black No they didn't come to me at once. Oh my God. Oh oh you're with me. Most unlucky lawyer a boy that would off the top of the shop netting the constitution of a no sticker 3 space needle picked up a little money help and ideas to a pregnancy I can't stand being called on the Simpsons. Yeah but if a man cannot get an honest livelihood any easier why on earth is what I call a tight but I'm not the station the vigor and prowess of the night get and never saved off the ladies in
distress. There was no but boy can style tell me whether I must study is to be at his looks at a cricket believe that it will build game there. Why many important affairs to settle with him and in the way of those transactions. I don't really get to do it secretly so that makes me feel like remained a daylong Altuve my cheese. OK. Today they shot him on camera. Brother Beacham those daughters of ours or anybody as he's he's a watchful eye upon Polly Mackey from a day or two we shall be out oh we want signifies catching the big brother looking if you daughter Lucy will sit up in the door the
caring always done kind of your brother. But if men went on sort of full of follies and frailties of their wives and daughters no friends could keep a good correspondence are together today. Well filch tripes wants to speak with you. Oh. Shall we admit ever look each. What missions trips the year the telly tricks out young ladies with clothes upon that going to keep. Yass at all she's a good customer of mine and a woman who drinks and talks so freely. Well in life that's like should you does a walk in village. OK. Yes my heart try. Hard. Yeah see I owe you. One I know but you can't see how it's always going to cure us of Miletus Why are we still lucky.
There's the. New Bridge. Lucky I'm acquainted with the flavor of the flipside I'm sure it does. Not. Take as large just a nick it is about to. Have I have to give you know I think I'm. Not doing that. Ready for. Tonight. Should. They get. To the. Polls. Dropped out now easy to please just now to business. If you lacks of any kind. Tonight men tell us that it's cost pretty here when I'm your
capital. Why does it vary from the one in one of the DAR you deal with this by the way a money that we can afford to give the gentlemen who venture their love little or nothing. Down to dodge me to go. But he knew. That now that you know there's a bench now just to die with a good. Amount of pain I bet but I could never set eyes upon a for three months together. Has been that it comes. Oh and I'm going to lie to the bar and some pretty gotten a Klingon and now I am not of the least bad. And I just. Tried to put a good foot King just not the beauty that he said. To the gentleman always practical and they're dressed for crowned to get me and yet those Azeez that day that make nothing a bill could me and then do what with the fees and the other expenses just by going to come in then another father to buy have at least a month's closing but don't try to raise eyebrows as oh remember you said something just. To be sure we
are stripped out of a suit to me out for about two hours ago. I've left. Ashley should be in a shift with the love of my house. She could not stay as it was going to be at about an Acme couch and I upgraded I'm second on that she was the captain. But that cat was very generous to the camp but kept in a thought I didn't know him. And he. Conceals Mr. Peach. They kept in Mack a the old one is a no go. Are you sure like we have at least half a dozen field which scoffs and give me leave to my impression of this you know I. Can't be all that we things are forgotten nobody knows the. Time. I'll try to guide you to the captain's money and time.
Yeah but you always love tabbies like rice Mr understand you are you straight depend about it Mrs. stripes. We'll deal like men of honor. I don't cry out your face so I want to Manhattan's. I washed my hands on me. So we've been on that same that one friend she says. But if you want to discuss with Nathan he's always going to have something you know and now we have a little business we can't. Why you see Ray. Love them all at once tearing me to pieces. And as Paulie I have the rats ready I run the risk of death on the Jews and so many die of that
naturally that I shall never be called in question but say I want to be hanged because behind anything that would give me greater comfort than the poisoning of that's holy why important to show me why. I hope you will not passion I was so happy to see you. I was so over run with this. And really when one has to splain everything is to be excused by a friend I have excuse for my own and suffered too in the way of friendship. Will you give me leave to propose a glass of cold deal to you to give me a headache.
I have met and you know the greatest night in the land would have been probably drinking then this. We are both of us a cup too. Let me prove that I knew to accept of my offer. Loads. Of critical trumpet.
Oh I can see it and I know. It can be. This time she had me. Down some sacred. Me got ties to talk like a soft cat Miss Polly. Child you have given yourself trouble to know who you must Madea excuse me. I hope really miss Callie us squeamishly affected about taking a cup of strong waters as a lady that monstrously. If you refuse me health. But our protest met sickens me. To see this way my father. Now if we asked about the race captain you know I was a
child for love nor money were no other escape. You were ordered to be called on the phone cried. Husband. So I learned a long time but to see the verse distracts me to look at pony's Polly This is not a job or a man to be. You see the gentleman who Jean shot you already. LOL LOL. We eat we. Eat. Fish. You see this is true it was valid news.
Lewis. Was. Beat. On. Home. Yes I know you say it was true. He was the one. Who. Was witness.
What would you have to say tonight is your see this affair will soon be at an end without my disobliging either of you. But the sit in at this point can't be my brain didn't know a few but we yet to weed it. Oh it true a shall I tell me how can I dishonor. Wife's the day ah bah death taught us fall barrage. On wife is too much for most husbands to hear. Bout to go out on time there's no more account than. This play on which way I will when I'm bald bald on top of the white would take. This way I'm back 20 on which way I will long tour to come bug the one tall bow wife what you. Will be more compassionate do you father being a milf a tease.
Holy opponent makes a difference if teach him how it is hard to a father you will have more compassion. I know the evidence is in you will lose my case. Time is come loose. You know I don't live past the hole itself no more. We pray why you think to take your daughter Grace probably your eyes. Covered for you have. Already said to conduct you to the old gentleman I am ready. So true all you have is for a. Publican to the Come come when the Chinese bring me to keep count of his life and of everything that's happened. Yes Miss Polly. Only he will find me. I mean.
Mr. Lewis any idea just. How do you. At the end of 0. 8 in the condemned and in a melancholy posture What cheer kept having broke prison you see I wanted immediate execution. The sheriff's office is I don't even know I'm not captain for your misfortune. But we must all come to be sure live location no less. Got their lives back as much in your pocket as yours isn't bad. Remember your dying friend. Just my last request. Bring those
villains to the gallows before you die I'm satisfied. How do it Keptin. But see Miss Polly and Miss Lucy intreat a word with the. Idea. Might. Whatsoever have passed between us. If. You are fond of marrying again the best advice I can give you is to ship yourselves off for the West and Israel have a fair chance of getting a husband a piece two or three years you like best. Not so much. With a child the police but for wives more this is too much. Tell us how to talk because I'm ready. You know I am. High above the pleasure and you're right.
But friend I hope you don't intend to be really executed. Most certainly should. To make the piece perfect. I am for doing justice and for the other personages of the drama. The audience must suppose they are all either like the people that they have by seizing the degree and the but they are punished. Go from me to make this rich man I'll switch to swing towards such as test told by.
My then friend this is not done right. Tragedy but catastrophe is manifestly wrong for I'm not but I must damn happily objection cities Betty just for you must allow that in this kind of drama no matter how absurdly things are brought about. So you rebel they're running out. This we must do to comply with the taste of the time. So now let the prisoner be brought back to his wives in to run. Yeah thank God that all told all a ton of lobola told it all so it seems I am not left to my choice but must have a wife. That I love came idea we will have no controversy no let us give this day to muff and I am sure she who thinks herself my wife will testify how joy.
My aunt Dot's now coming late is I hope you will give me leave to present myself as a palm not weaken the wind tunnel but if I may without offense for this time I take poly for my partner for life your slot for we were really matted. As for the rest. What it presents keep your secret thoughts. I count. Like the time when this doc says all wrong. IMO science tagline says his actual. Father. BROWN And now he's in constant fear of the different. Some knew him right. Each calls for a shot. Strabo is on the with the wall. But one look at this maximum to work off your saddle with maybe how to rule. Over all cold rolled over the old home ROLL DOWN TO OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD
OLD roll like the OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD todo lariat homophone. We've heard the Beggar's Opera a ballad played by John Garry with the traditional ballads newly arranged by Christopher Whelan. The play was adapted and directed for the BBC World Theatre by Raymond breaks. The beggar was played by Ian Wallace Peacham by Norman Shelley Mrs. Beecham and this is Diana traipse by Marjorie Westbury. Polly Peacham by Jane when I'm locket by Lawrence Bascom Lucy locket by June Toben and Captain McKeith by Alec McCowen next week listen for damned by your own uy based on a story by
Louise develop Mora and translated by John Whiting. The production is directed by John Tidemand. These were all theater programmes are produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Their presentation by national educational radio is made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and they're prepared for broadcast in this country by WITF FM Public Radio in Hershey Pennsylvania. This is the national educational radio network.
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The Beggar's Opera (Reel 2)
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