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Even the law of Poker Flat felt this, and turned away, leaving them still locked in each other's arms.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Outcasts of Poker Flat classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:26:36.732 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- The moon through the rifted clouds looked down upon what had been the camp.

- But all human stain, all trace of earthly travail, was hidden beneath the spotless mantle mercifully flung from above.

- They slept all that day and the next.

- Nor did they waken when voices and footsteps broke the silence of the camp.

- And when pitying fingers brushed the snow from their worn faces, you could scarcely have told from the equal peace that dwelt upon them which was she that had sinned.

- Even the law of Poker Flat felt this, and turned away, leaving them still locked in each other's arms.

- But at the head of the gulch, on one of the largest pine trees, they found the deuce of clubs pinned to the bark with a bowie knife.

- It bore a message written in pencil with a firm hand.

- Beneath this tree lies the body of John Oakhurst who struck a streak of bad luck on the 23rd of November, 1850, and handed in his checks on the 7th of December, 1850.

- And pulseless and cold, with a derringer by his side, and a bullet in his heart, lay he who had been at once the strongest, and yet the weakest of the outcasts of Poker Flat.

- This is Laurence Olivier again.

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The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954) Sound Clip

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954)Listen to Laurence Olivier bring the characters of Bret Harte's story 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat' to life in this rare 1954 Theatre Royal radio play, featuring sound clips on our page.

Actors: Laurence Olivier (Narrator / John Oakhurst), Margot Stevenson, Bessie Love, Lionel Murton

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