Yes, yes!
MEDICINE MAN. He is too wise to live, great chief!
BRAVES. Yes, yes, yes!
(_Pause._)
POWHATAN. Bind him to the ground, braves! Put his head on that stone
there!
SMITH. Powhatan! I beg you--
POWHATAN. Take him, braves! Be ready with your war clubs!
[_The braves throw Captain Smith on the ground, and stand over him with
uplifted clubs. Enter_ POCAHONTAS. _She runs to Captain Smith and kneels
beside him, shielding his head with her arms. Enter_ WOMEN _and_
CHILDREN.]
POCAHONTAS. You shall not kill him!
POWHATAN. My daughter! Come away!
POCAHONTAS. You shall not kill him! You shall not kill him!
A WOMAN. Pocahontas!
A GIRL. Pocahontas! They will kill you!
SECOND GIRL. Pocahontas! Come away! Come away!
POCAHONTAS. I will not move!
MEDICINE MAN. Drag her away, braves! Drag her away, I say!
POWHATAN. Do not dare to touch her! Do you hear? Do not dare to touch
her! The Great Spirit lives in the child! The Great Spirit has breathed
His courage into her! Captain Smith, you shall live and go in peace. I,
Powhatan, do say these words!
POCAHONTAS SAVES JAMESTOWN
SCENE I
TIME: _One evening; three hundred years ago._
PLACE: _Indian camp near Jamestown, Virginia._
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CHIEF POWHATAN.
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