[_SAPPHIE obeys, going through doorway at left. GRANNY suddenly turns to the flower-basin mounted on a tripod. Seizing it she empties both flowers and earth in the fireplace, where she refills the basin with live coals. Then bringing it forward she replaces it upon its tripod._] PEARL Granny Maumee, you’re slippin’ backwuds, please don’t fuss with that conju’n foolishness, they ain’t nuthin’ into hit an’ hit des keeps you ’cited. GRANNY Debbils calls out debbils. [_She goes to several places where upon the walls are hung bunches of dried herbs. From several of these she seizes handfuls._] Come, my seedin’ Jimson, come, ole Rattlesnake-Marsteh, come, my Black-Ball, w’ut Pap Jack han’ me up. [_SAPPHIE reënters the room and stands watching GRANNY in terror, GRANNY closes all the doors to the room, then going to the red-covered chest on the right and opening it she drags forth several coils of blackened iron chain which she casts upon the table. She sprinkles a few of her handful of herbs on the fire in the brazier. A dense smoke arises._] SAPPHIE [_With a scream._] Don’t! Oh, don’t conjuh me. PEARL [_Scornfully._] Don’t fuss, Sapphie, she won’t do no harm. What the chains for, Granny? GRANNY Dem’s de chains w’ut bine Sam w’en dey tuk’n bu’n ’im. PEARL What you worry yourself by gittin’ um out for? GRANNY I ain’ worried no mo’. [_She throws more herbs on the fire in the brazier._] Dem chains fer de w’ite man. PEARL What you mean? GRANNY [_Pointing to the door at left back._] W’en de w’ite man knock de do’ shill be open an’ dat shill be de beginnin’ er his trials. PEARL What you mean? GRANNY De smoke in dis room will strankle de man’s will in his breas’ an’ I’ll use ’im den as I choose. SAPPHIE What you goin’ do to ’im? GRANNY I goin’ lead ’im out tuh de i’un hitchin’ pos’ w’ut dey fas’en Sam ter an’ I goin’ tuh chain ’im da wif dese chains an’ I goin’ tuh bring ’im tuh ’imself an’ den I goin’ tuh bu’n ’im lak he gran’pappy bu’n Sam. SAPPHIE [_With a scream._] You shan’t. PEARL You spose we leave you do hit?