The Seeds of Love
by Florence Henrietta Darwin
The time is Midsummer.
Act 1 (excerpt)

A woodland road outside MARY's cottage... Bunches of leaves and herbs hang drying around door and window. MARY is heard singing within.

MARY [Singing]
"I sowed the seeds of Love,
And I sowed them in the Spring.
I gathered them up in the morning so soon,
While the sweet birds so sweetly sing.
While the sweet birds so sweetly sing..."

(During the singing, LUBIN comes slowly and heavily along the road. He wears the dress of a farm labourer and carries a scythe over his shoulder.)

MARY [Coming to the doorway with more plants and singing.]
"For the grass that has oftentimes been trampled underfoot,
Give it time it will rise up again."

Select the correct answer.
What does Mary's interaction with Lubin and Isabel reveal about her?

A. She cured Lubin's broken heart with herbs.
B. She has also experienced heartache.
C. She was the girl who broke Lubin's heart.
D. She has found love after having her heart broken.

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