8. Whipping & Water

WHIPPING AND WATER
WHIPPING AND STONING (CLAUDE PASSING BY)
Q. is whipped and then stoned as the pillory turns. Claude passes and does nothing to help Q., but . . .
ESMERALDA'S KINDNESS
. . . Es. mounts the pillory and cautiously approaches Q. The crowd stops their stoning as she extends her hand, holding a cup of water. This act of reaching does not end in failure. Q. is touched (and saved) by this act of kindness.