Scene 2 -- Marlow and Moby stand in front of a shabby storefront where a HAG tries to entice them into her place of business.
HAG
OH, IT DON'T RUN ON COMPUTERS
NOR ON BATT'’RIES, NOR WITH PLUGS
IT'S A NEW KIND OF INVENTION YOU'VE NOT SEEN
IT WILL TELL IF YOU'RE BRAVE OR A YELLOW-BELLIED KNAVE
IT'S A REAL, LIVE, COURAGE-TESTING MACHINE.
FOR A SHILLING, IF YOU'RE WILLING
IT WILL TELL YOU, GOOD OR BAD,
ALL THE SECRETS OF YOUR PSYCHE AND YOUR SPLEEN
DO YOU WANT TO BE TOLD IF YOU'RE COWARDLY OR BOLD?
TRY OUR REAL LIVE COURAGE-TESTING MACHINE.
IN THE JUNGLES THERE ARE MONSTERS
IN THE TREETOPS AND THE VINES
IN THE OCEANS THERE ARE 'ORRORS THAT FLOAT IN THE SHOALS
ARE YOU READY NOW TO COME WITH ME
AND LOOK INTO YOUR FEARS?
ARE YOU READY NOW TO LOOK INTO YOUR SOULS?
WORST OF ALL, DEARS, ARE THE LADIES
WHO WILL HAUNT YOU NIGHT AND DAY
THEY WILL DRAIN YOU DRY AND PICK YOUR BODY CLEAN
SHOULD YOU RUN? SHOULD YOU STAY?
CAN YOU EVER GET AWAY?
ASK OUR REAL, LIVE, COURAGE-TESTING MACHINE.
MARLOW
I can save myself a shilling, Moby. She's already scared
the devil out of me.
MOBY
Come on, Marlow. Be brave.
MARLOW
That's easy for a toothed whale to say.
HAG
'Ere you go, Maytes. Step right through 'ere.
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