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Question 1

ANN: So you’re going to stay in Sudbury for a few weeks. Just visiting a friend.

Answer 1

Exactly.

Question 2

ANN: And he’s gonna go too, is he? Or not?

Answer 2

William is going to escort me there on his horse. And then he will come to visit, I expect.

Question 3

SARAH: Maria! It’s us! Maria, are you there? Maria!

Answer 3

What are you doing here?

Question 4

PHOEBE: We’ve come to see you-

Answer 4

You can’t, you have to go. He could arrive at any moment.

Question 5

PHOEBE: William?

Answer 5

He’s very upset at the moment - it’s difficult for him.

Question 6

SARAH: For him really? Because in my experience, childbirth is much harder for the woman.

Answer 6

Shhhhh. Don’t - for Gods sake -

Question 7

PHOEBE: Where is the baby

Answer 7

There are. She - has bruises

Question 8

SARAH: Bruises?

Answer 8

You should go. Please.

Question 9

PHOEBE: We’re not going - we’re worried about you.

Answer 9

Get off - you’ll take her from me.

Question 10

PHOEBE: We won’t.

Answer 10

Promise you won’t tell anyone-

Question 11

SARAH: Yeah.

Answer 11

I gave them to her. The bruises.

Question 12

PHOEBE: You hurt her?

Answer 12

I was so tired. I fell asleep, and when I woke William was there, shaking me, and shouting - he was in a terrible state, and the baby was screaming.
He said I’d hurt her. He’d walked into the room, and as he entered he saw me.
And then he said-
There are strangle marks.
Do you think I’ll be locked away? Is there a devil in me?

Question 13

PHOEBE: Where is William now?

Answer 13

He was so angry and upset - he left and hasn’t come back.

Question 14

PHOEBE: Listen to me, Maria, apart from that moment, has she suffered from any other mysterious injuries.

Answer 14

No. I don’t seem to have control over what I do - and William hates me now, because I am a bad mother -
he saw it happen.

Question 15

SARAH: (to PHOEBE) We should take her home-

Answer 15

I can’t leave here - this is the only place he knows where to find us.

Question 16

PHOEBE: Right, love. This is what we’ll do. We’ll come in-

Answer 16

No - no -

Question 17

PHOEBE: - Just to see the baby? And then why don’t we look after her while you have a wash, get you ready to see William in case he visits?

Answer 17

He might like that.

Question 18

PHOEBE: And then, if he don’t come at all, how about we take you home to your father’s?

Answer 18

No one must know about the child. It’s a secret.