Act III

Scene I - A room in the Manhattan Lodging House, Blink is alone.

Blink: Thou hast it now, - leader, Mouth, Brain, all
As the weird newsies promis'd; and, I fear,
Thou play'dst most foully for it; yet it is said
It should not stand in thy posterity;
But that myself should be the root and father
Of many leaders. If there come truth from them, -
As upon thee, David, their speeches shine, -
Why, by the verities on thee made good,
May they not be my oracles as well,
And set me up in hope? But, hush; no more.

Enter David, Sarah, Specs, Bumlets, and assorted newsies

David: Here's our chief guest.

Sarah: If he had been forgotten,
It had been as a gap in our great feast,
And all-thing unbecoming.

David: Tonight we hold a solemn supper, sir,
And I'll request your presence.

Blink: Let you command upon me; to which my duties
Are with the most indissoluble tie for ever knit.

David: Go you this afternoon?

Blink: Yeah

David: We should have else desired your good advice,
Which still hath been both grave and prosperous,
Are you going far?

Blink: As far as will fill up the time between now and dinner.

David: Fail not our feast, at Tibby's of course.

Blink: I won't.

David: We hear our Boots is in Brooklyn, not confessing
His cruel deed, filling his hearers with strange invention;
But of that tomorrow; Is Snipeshooter going with you?

Blink: Yeah

David: I wish you a pleasant journey, farewell.

Exit Blink and everyone else.

David: To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus: -
Our fears in Blink stick deep; and in his honest nature
There is none but he whose being I do fear:
And, under him, my genius is rebuk'd.
He chid the newsies when first they put the name of leader upon me,
And bade them speak to him; then, prophet-like,
They hail'd him father to a line of leaders:
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,
No son of mine succeeding. If it be so,
For Banquo's issue have I fil'd my mind;
For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered;
Who's there?

Enter Delancy brothers

David: Was it not yesterday we spoke together?

Morris: It was.

David: Did I not make it clear Blink was behind your sufferings?

Morris: You did tell us.

David: Are you so weak that you can not retaliate?

Morris: We are men who do spite the world.

David: Both of you know Blink is your enemy.

Oscar: True, we do know.

David: He is mine too, but I have friends who love him,
And I cannot break my friendship to these friends.
Thus, it is your job.

Morris: We shall perform what you ask of us,
But only because we hate him. It is no favor for you.

Exit Delancy brothers.

David: It is concluded: - Blink, they soul's flight,
If it find heaven, must find it out tonight.