Part 4 — CXXXVI.
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5th Figure.
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Mother William hold back Leah! Mother William hold back Leah! Me tell you say hold back Leah! Hold back Leah let go Jane Ann! Den a Leah Leah dead 'way, Den a Leah Leah dead 'way, Let go Jane Ann! Let go Jane Ann! Hold back Leah, let go Jane Ann!
This is sung agitato and pulsates with excitement. We see the bustling, restless action—Mother Williams holding Leah, who is frantic to get at Jane Ann, and who faints with exhaustion as she struggles to escape from the strong arms thrown round her. "Let go Jane Ann!" cry the bystanders, which means:—Make Jane Ann go away, get her out of Leah's sight.