Andrew monologue (Act 3) — Beyond the Horizon

(_after a pause--pointing down the hill_) Hello! Here they come back--and the Captain’s with them. How’d he come to get back so soon, I wonder? That means I’ve got to hustle down to the port and get on board. Rob’s got the baby with him. (_He comes back to the boulder._ RUTH _keeps her face averted from him_) Gosh, I never saw a father so tied up in a kid as Rob is! He just watches every move she makes. And I don’t blame him. You both got a right to feel proud of her. She’s surely a little winner. (_He glances at_ RUTH _to see if this very obvious attempt to get back in her good graces is having any effect_) I can see the likeness to Rob standing out all over her, can’t you? But there’s no denying she’s your young one, either. There’s something about her eyes----