Oh, I am so glad. You are alive, Now you will try to be better, won't you? What is your name? How did you come here? What are these wet things in this great bag?
(Looking inside) Why, they are only fish.
(Looking down at his feet) But how your feet are bleeding! Oh, I must tie them up for you.
(Tearing off her kerchief from around her neck) And no shoes nor stockings! Is your mother very poor?
(Trying to bandage his feet with the kerchief) I cannot bear to see your feet. Oh do stop wriggling so much. I will bind them very carefully. I will just try not to look at them!
(Pausing) I'm sorry, I do ask a lot of questions, don't I? I had better introduce myself. My name is Lorna
(whispering) Lorna Doane. I thought you must have known it.
(She moves away from John and begins to cry softly) Do you know what they would do to us, if they found you here with me? They would kill us both outright, and bury us here by the water.
(Sadly) You ask me why? Because you have found the way up here, and they would never believe it. Now, please go; oh, please go. They will kill us both in a moment. I like you very much - very much indeed, and I will call you John if you like - because I think that is your name. Only please go!
Hush! I can hear shouting... and it's getting closer. They're calling my name... I can't come with you. I have to stay. I will tell you what to do.
They are only looking for me. Nobody knows you are here... yet. You see that hole over there? The one in the rocks, behind the waterfall, where you slipped.
(Pointing towards the rocks) Look! look! There is a way out from the top of it; they would kill me if they knew that I had told anyone about it. Oh, here they come. Go... go on, quickly!
(Whispering) And mind you don't come again. It's too dangerous.
(John runs off as LORNA lies down on the grass and pretends to be asleep)