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MR . BUNT
He crosses over to Danny. DANNY
It's na for ye tae understand; it's for ye tae hearken , man, for there be word for ye here. But I wouldna' hae turned thon laist caird if I'd ha' known . JIM
Sitting on wagon shaft and bending toward cards. You mean that
queen
of diamonds ?
DANNY
Aye, Jim . JIM
What's that ? DANNY
It's Lu.
JIM
Lu ? DANNY
It's
aye
her when it comes atween th ' ace and th '
twa .
JIM
What makes you so sure of that, Danny? DANNY
Sure, man, didna' it come that way the nicht afore she fell frae the horse, she that they ca’ the Queen o' the Ring, and isna' it aye a dimond croon she
wears, around an' around the ring on
the back o' the white horse ? I wouldna' hae turned thon laist caird - for man, it micht mean
onything.
