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The women slept but little. In the morning, looking into each other's faces, they read their fate.

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

You can hear this line at 00:24:20.387 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- In a couple of minutes, both were out of sight.

- Night came, but not Mr. Oakhurst.

- He brought the storm again and the whirling snow.

- Then the Duchess, feeding the fire, found that someone had quietly piled up beside the hut enough fuel to last a few days longer.

- The tears rose to her eyes, but she hid them from Piney.

- The women slept but little. In the morning, looking into each other's faces, they read their fate.

- Neither spoke, but Piney, accepting the position of the stronger, drew near her and placed her arm around the Duchess's waist.

- They kept this attitude for the rest of the day.

- That night, the storm reached its greatest fury, and rending asunder the protecting pine, invaded the very hut.

- Toward morning, they found themselves unable to feed the fire, which gradually died away.

- As the embers slowly blackened, the Duchess crept closer to Piney, and broke the silence of many hours.

[...]

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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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