John's
uncle is robbed and attacked by the Doones and John
decides that the right way for justice is to go to the
Law. However his meeting with Colonel Harding proves
futile and John's uncle is just ridiculed and mocked
for simply losing his things in the fog. Colonel Harding's
power and love for delivering his 'justice' is wonderfully
portrayed in the song
'Stand up' performed by Richard Waterhouse.
John
realises that he must take 'justice' into his own
hands when it comes to the Doones. But his upbringing
and faith challenges him.
In church, John is pained by his dilemma of 'loving
his enemy' and trusting God when all around is such
evil being allowed by the Doones. The song 'Make
me angry' is performed by Llewellyn and features
Lorna overhearing John's pain at the end of the song
and praying...."let there be love" instead
of what can only be misery and suffering.
Lorna
realises that she must end their relationship and
begs John to never see her again. In a beautiful duet
'Our
secret place' performed by Juliana and Llewellyn,
Lorna tells John that if he really loves her then
he'll agree to never see her again.
Sir
Ensor Doone dies and Carver Doone becomes head of
the Doone family. He wishes to marry Lorna immediately
and John decides that he must take Lorna away that
night. John tells his mother that he is in love with
a Doone and that he is going to bring her back home.
His mother is horrified and recounts to John the story
about the Doones killing his father and how he has
now shamed their family name. Lizzie Lewendon portrays
John's mother and performs the song 'Shame the
name' with great passion.
John's
mother is also shocked to discover that her daughter
Annie wants to marry Tom Faggus, renowned as being
a famous highwayman ! Mother hopes that maybe John
and Lorna's love will put an end to the feuding and
so gives her children her blessing.
John
ventures into Doone valley and steals away Lorna and
brings her back home to the Ridd farmhouse. The Doones
are furious and attack the farmhouse with guns and
fire. With the help of Tom Faggus, John and his family
fight off the Doones and keep Lorna. But Lorna is
so devastated by the violence that her love for John
has caused, that she decides she must go away.
Tom
Faggus, being a Highwayman, notices a necklace that
Lorna is wearing and says that it belongs to a very
rich family with Royal connections. Lorna says that
the necklace belonged to her mother and that she has
worn it all her life. Lorna decides to leave and goes
off in search of her real family that Faggus has now
discovered.
John
is furious that Faggus wont reveal to him the whereabouts
of Lorna. At the wedding of Annie and Tom Faggus portrayed
in the lively song 'I will' , John is still
angry and forces Faggus to tell him where Lorna has
gone. John sets off to find Lorna and is followed
by Carver Doone who has also been determined to find
out the whereabouts of Lorna. In the powerfully dramatic
song 'Move one inch' Carver confronts and warns
John Ridd at an old traveller’s tavern. John
swears that he'll find Lorna and marry her....continue
Copyright
Notice
All music and lyrics contained within this song are
the property of Llewellyn & Juliana Music. Use
of this work is only for personal use. No other use,
including reproduction, retransmission, or editing,
may be made without prior written permission of Llewellyn
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